Testimony of Healing May 8, 1978 ISSUE

It is with deep gratitude that I write this long overdue testimony....

Inez Byer

It is with deep gratitude that I write this long overdue testimony. One of my early healings as a child sustained for me, in times of discouragement, the firm conviction that Christian Science does heal in any situation. In a seventh-grade gymnastics class I fell from some height with all my weight on one foot. The pain was sharp and continued to be intense, so that I had to be carried home. When I arrived home, my mother and I immediately prayed, denying the reality of pain. I was still unable to walk, but I had absolute confidence that as soon as my mother and I could read and apply the truth in the Bible Lesson in the Christian Science Quarterly I would be healed. It was late afternoon when I arrived home, and Mother was quite busy with five other children; but I was very content to wait until she could read with me, and I was expectant of good. Later, after we had finished the lesson, which was on the subject "Christ Jesus," I realized the Christ, the eternity of Truth. I was healed. I was back in school the morning following the mishap, with no evidence of the effects of the fall. When I look back on this experience, I can see it had a staying influence on my entire academic experience, as I did not miss one day of high school and each undertaking was an unlabored and happy event.

Several years ago, while wearing sandals in the yard, I was stung on the bottom of one foot by a bee. I felt a sharp pain and at first thought I had stepped on a piece of splintered glass. Looking away from the foot and the pain, I stood still and turned to the understanding of spiritual creation. Very quickly the knowledge that the universe overflows with love that reflects God's nature became a living fact to me. There could be no pain, no hate, no strife anywhere. That was all there was to the sting. All evidence of the strife had disappeared.

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