Testimony of Healing June 11, 1979 Issue

For over sixty years I have been an enthusiastic student of...

Marie M. Fitzgerald with contributions from Guadalupe T. de Camacho

For over sixty years I have been an enthusiastic student of Christian Science. At first I accepted this teaching on faith alone—wholeheartedly willing to believe that a fuller understanding would come as I studied and endeavored to live this truth. When it came, I found I was even more grateful for the spiritual enlightenment than for the physical healings that naturally followed. Truth is continually revealed to us in proportion to our spiritual-mindedness, and divine Love is ever ready to help us when we are sincerely seeking the truth that heals.

Two years ago, while I was out walking on a rainy day, I slipped and fell. Unable to move my arm, I lay still for an instant, trying to realize that there are no accidents in divine Mind. A passing gentleman picked me up and noted at once that my dangling arm was broken. He strongly insisted on taking me for an X-ray, which revealed a "bad break"—completely severed and off-center. The X-ray technicians warned that the arm must be set immediately or there was no chance the broken bone would knit properly, especially since I am an octogenarian. But I said, "No, thank you! I am a Christian Scientist. I believe in the power of prayer, and have 'an absolute faith that all things are possible to God'!"Editors' Note: These words are from the opening chapter of Science and Health ( p. 1 ): "The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God,—a spiritual understanding of Him, an unselfed love." They respected my wishes, but to keep the arm from dangling, they gave me a simple sling, which I wore for a while.

I frequently pondered these words of Mrs. Eddy's (Science and Health, p. 475): "Man is not matter; he is not made up of brain, blood, bones, and other material elements." And further on the same page she says, "Man is idea, the image, of Love; he is not physique." With the prayer of a Christian Science practitioner, I was soon able to perform my normal duties free from pain or discomfort. The arm healed beautifully, and I was so grateful to God for His efficacious love and care.

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