Testimony of Healing September 6, 1982 Issue

Our family has had many proofs that "God is our refuge and...

DORIS M. SUDDABY with contributions from WILLIAM SUDDABY

Our family has had many proofs that "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Ps. 46:1). At one point I had an infected toe. The only shoe I could wear was an open-toed sandal. So I wrapped the toe in a rather thick bandage to protect it.

We had planned to spend that weekend in our mountain cabin; before we left I asked a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me. There were many things to take care of at the cabin, and it wasn't until after I had the children in bed that evening that I was able to sit down and do some prayerful study. By that time the toe was extremely painful. I worked with this quotation (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p. 427): "Immortal Mind, governing all, must be acknowledged as supreme in the physical realm, so-called, as well as in the spiritual." I declared that I was truly a spiritual idea of God, reflecting His perfection. After about an hour I felt completely on top of the whole situation. Although the discomfort continued, I was able to go to bed and sleep all night.

When I woke, there was no pain. I quickly dressed and put on some heavy walking shoes. The shoe fit rather snugly over the thick bandage, but there was no discomfort, and I was able to enter into all the family activities. Upon removing the bandage, I saw evidence of where the infection had been. But that quickly disappeared, and in a day or two the toe was perfectly normal.

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