Two winters ago, while playing soccer, I broke my leg. I kind of ignored the spiritual opportunites of it and placed myself in the hands of a doctor. Although no medicine was given, he set the leg and put it in a full cast. I was kept in the cast for fourteen and a half long weeks and on crutches for three more weeks. A couple of weeks after that I had another accident and injured the same leg.

This time I turned to God right away, and asked for help from a Christian Science practitioner. It happened Friday afternoon. At once I was free of pain, but by Monday morning I still couldn't walk comfortably, so to protect our family from any possible accusations of child neglect, my mother took me to have the leg X-rayed.

We went to a different doctor. He said that the leg had been broken again, which should not have happened if it had been properly healed the first time. He said that the leg had set perfectly but that the bone itself was not quite straight. He recommended we return to the first doctor to see what could be done about it and gave us the X-ray picture showing the new break.

Instead of doing this, we stuck with Christian Science. A week later we decided to keep the previously-made appointment with the first doctor for the final checkup of the first break. Although we did not tell him the leg had been broken again, in order to explain my crutches we did tell him of the accident. He took another X ray but was unable to find anything wrong. In fact, he showed us how well the leg was healed. The bone, we noticed, was straight. In a couple of weeks I discarded the crutches. I am now back in my regular athletic program at school. From this experience I have found it better to rely on God than on material systems.

David Dickie
St. Louis, Missouri

The above healing took place just as stated. I saw all the X rays involved. The best thing to me in this healing was the change of attitude. In the first instance, our son seemed listless and defeated. The second time, he was free from self-pity, mentally active, and expectant of good. It was almost as if he passed well an exam he had previously failed.

I was grateful, too, to find my own freedom from fear, and willingness to trust God. I found it helpful to realize that I did not have to implant some great spiritual truth in our son's thought. I had only to keep my own concept of him perfect. I had to see him not as a calcium structure subject to material medical systems, but as a spiritual identity under the laws of God, good, only.

Christian Science has been a most wonderful blessing in our family. Our children have received quick healings of earaches, colds, influenza, and a stiff neck. Through Christian Science treatment alone I was healed of what seemed to be pneumonia, and of an internal lump in my side, which was never diagnosed.

One healing that occurred about three years ago was particularly encouraging to me. When I awakened late one night and got out of bed, I found that I could not walk uprightly, but listed several degrees at an angle.

The first thoughts that came to me were suggestions of what could cause such a condition. I denied each suggestion as it came, proclaiming God as the only cause. I refused to believe that any form of imbalance could exist. Soon I returned to bed and fell immediately into a normal sleep.

In the morning the abnormal condition seemed to persist. I found myself wanting to tell my husband about it so I could justify not rising to get breakfast. At once I could see that this was not what I really wanted. I really wanted to express healthy, happy, normal activity. I did this as well as possible, and no one noticed anything strange. Before long I had forgotten all about the problem. A little later I realized I was completely healed.

Often as I struggle with myself to give time to some church activity, I am struck anew with awe at the great sacrifice Mrs. Eddy must have made to establish the Church of Christ, Scientist, in such full detail. At such times I am grateful all over again for her dedication, for without it we would not even have this Sentinel, which brings so much hope and encouragement to the world.

(Mrs.) Mary Grace Dickie