Christian healing: yielding to Christ

The consistent practice of Christian Science results in physical as well as mental and moral healing. This practice now, as in Christ Jesus' time, involves a yielding of the material sense of man to the understanding and demonstration of man's perfect, spiritual identity as the image and likeness of God.

I had an opportunity to prove the healing power of Christian Science when I severely injured my ankle. As evening approached, the injury was very evident and the pain became more severe. I was visiting in a distant city and was scheduled to return home by airplane the next morning. Anxious, fearful thoughts took over: "What if it is broken? How will I ever be able to walk down the long corridors of both airports? How will I drive my car when I get home?" These mental arguments were compounded by self-condemnation: "It's my fault. I should have been more alert," and so forth.

When I retired I kept twisting and turning in bed, trying to find a comfortable position. Finally I resorted to putting a pillow under the ankle. As I did, words came to me as clearly as if they had been spoken aloud: "You'll never find comfort in matter."

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