Testimony of Healing May 24, 1982 Issue

Had it not been that Christian Science was presented to me in...

E. MARGARET OSBORN

Had it not been that Christian Science was presented to me in my late teens, I probably would have become something of a frustrated idealist. Although brought up in a home where the Bible was loved and we were taught to obey the Ten Commandments, it was impossible for me to reconcile the concept of a good God with the inharmonious conditions I saw in the world. I longed to understand God's real nature and to know how truly to follow the teachings of Christ Jesus. Becoming acquainted with this Science brought a spiritual blossoming in my life.

Five or six years ago, while going down some steps near my home, I fell and severely injured my arm. A passer-by helped me back to my apartment. I telephoned a Christian Science practitioner and asked her to pray for me. Immediately the pain began to lessen. It was a Wednesday and, although I was not able to be at my regular ushering post at church that evening, by Sunday I was able to teach my Sunday School class. No one was aware that anything had happened.

On Monday, because there was continuing pain, I thought my arm might be broken. I decided to have an X-ray taken and from this determine whether or not to have the bone set. (See Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, pp. 401-402, regarding the setting of broken bones.) The X-ray showed that the arm had been broken between the elbow and shoulder, but was set perfectly. I was also told that a severed tendon was causing the pain and was advised to come in for therapy if I did not wish to have a stiff shoulder for the rest of my life. I thanked the intern for his help but said that such steps would not be necessary as I was relying on Christian Science for healing.

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