Testimony of Healing June 11, 1979 Issue

My heart is filled with gratitude for the many blessings and...

Jenny Binol

My heart is filled with gratitude for the many blessings and healings that have come to me through the study and application of Christian Science. I remember clearly one healing I had several years ago. It was in the middle of the night when I was awakened by the rain pouring down. I realized I had better get the dining table and chairs under shelter so they would not get wet. I didn't want to wake up anyone else, as I thought I could handle it myself. I pulled the chairs aside first, then the table, which was very heavy. I managed until I let go of one side of the table, not realizing that I still had my foot under it. When I did let go, the foot of the table fell on my toe. The pain was great. All I could say was the word "No!" This was a denial that an accident could take place in God's allness. I was able to get my foot out from under the table, and I refused to look at my toe. Instead I tried to spiritualize my thoughts.

I remembered "the scientific statement of being" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p. 468), which includes these words: "All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all." My foot was beginning to swell. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to walk or even make it to the office in the morning. I remembered a healing a practitioner had had when hot water had been spilled over her legs. So I got up and started walking, while still clinging steadfastly to the truth of "the scientific statement of being," until I felt no pain. I went back to bed and fell sound asleep. The next morning when I got up, the pain had completely vanished. I went to the office as usual. I refused to look at the foot but just held to the truth.

Two days later, someone happened to notice my toe and said to me astonishedly, "My goodness, what happened to your toe? It looks bad!" Shocked to hear what she had said, and since I myself hadn't even looked at my toe since the incident had occurred, I looked at it. Yes, it really was a sight; it didn't resemble a toe anymore. She was right, but suddenly I realized I had to refuse to listen to what mortal mind had to say. I must trust in God completely and accept the real facts of my true selfhood. After this realization, I forgot completely about my toe. I think at that moment my healing took place. One day when I was going to cut my nails, I found that I had a perfectly normal toe and that I had had a complete healing.

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