Testimony of Healing February 17, 1992 Issue

A couple of years ago, one of my heels became extremely...

Cynthia N. Beavers

A couple of years ago, one of my heels became extremely sore. I tended to ignore it at first or to wear sneakers. But I finally realized that I was accepting the view that performing my job (which for me meant being on my feet a lot) or enjoying an activity like tennis could result in injury. These words from Hymn 139 in the Christian Science Hymnal, speaking of God's presence, were a strong support: "I walk with Love along the way, /And O, it is a holy day."

During two weeks, while I was attending an adult summer school, I was able to play tennis, walk around the campus, and take part in all activities with very little discomfort. But when I returned to work, the soreness got worse. Since I seemed to be under pressure to meet certain timetables, I thought about the idea that the only real pressure I was under was to refuse to see myself as mortal or material—and to know myself as I truly am, as Godlike and spiritual, instead. In Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy writes, "Christian Scientists must live under the constant pressure of the apostolic command to come out from the material world and be separate."

Then one day I saw an advertisement by a foot doctor in a local paper, which described specifically what I seemed to be suffering with. It said that even with surgery a person with this condition would always be in some pain. I became worried and discouraged.

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