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In October 1978 I fell down the drain well of a basement window
In October 1978 I fell down the drain well of a basement window. While I was falling, there was a loud snap in the upper part of my back. My thighs were badly bruised, and I was unable to sit. Immediately I silently declared that God does not know of accidents. In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy tells us (p. 424), "Under divine Providence there can be no accidents, since there is no room for imperfection in perfection." As I prayed over "the scientific statement of being," given on page 468, I particularly pondered these sentences: "Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual."
I then called a Christian Science practitioner for help through prayer. She reminded me that as the child of God, my true being is perfect now and always, and that this perfection doesn't include a mortal body. Acceptance of these truths enabled me to turn from the physical picture and thus see my real being as the spiritual idea of God, wholly perfect. Soon I was sitting normally. Several days later I noticed while showering that the bruises were entirely gone.

December 17, 1979 issue
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Managing money in marriage
CAROLYN B. SWAN
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Who are you listening to?
GENELLE AUSTIN-LETT
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Come to the revival
JOHN PAXTON QUALTROUGH
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Self-abnegation does not mean
JONATHAN WILLIAM YOST
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Self-consciousness— what self?
HELEN R. CONROYD
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At-one
FRANCES ELMINA BROWN
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Freedom from the Herods of today
MURIEL ROADMAN
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Maintain the facts
PENNY MARABEAS
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You, wanted and needed now
GEOFFREY J. BARRATT
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The chain of being
NATHAN A. TALBOT
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Matt passed the test!
Carole Ann Brickner
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Christmas Eve of 1977, I found my husband...
NAOMI AAL with contributions from RALPH O. AAL
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In October 1978 I fell down the drain well of a basement window
SABRA VAN CLEEF
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Christian Science has changed my life as dramatically as it has...
ANNE-MARIE ALANIOU