In the fall of 1994 I slipped on the mud and ice and broke my...

Alice Michele Sammis

In the fall of 1994 I slipped on the mud and ice and broke my ankle.

As I was home alone at the time, I crawled into the house and telephoned my Christian Science teacher to ask for help. When I told her what had taken place, she asked me if I wanted to go to a doctor and have the ankle set. I said no, that I really wanted to heal it through Science. She agreed to pray with me.

After we had talked for a while, I hung up the telephone and sat where I was on the floor with my legs out in front of me and prayed. I remember looking at my ankle some time later and thinking with surprise that there wasn't any pain. There was never any pain from that time on.

This wasn't an instantaneous healing. I had much fear to overcome. I had always been afraid of breaking a bone. I was in daily contact by phone with my teacher for a couple of weeks. Then one day after talking with her I realized that what needed healing wasn't the ankle but my fear. To do this, I really needed to know God better. Where do I learn about God, I asked myself, but in the Bible and in Science and Health? I spent many hours reading both books.

During this time, my sister, who is also a Christian Scientist, reminded me of a hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal. It starts, "I walk with Love along the way," and ends, "Come, walk with Love along the way" (No. 139). Each day as I went about the day I reminded myself of those lines.

It seemed as though every Christian Science periodical that I picked up had wonderful healing truths for me and testimonies of healing that helped me on.

In a little over a month I was up and going again, with my ankle fully healed. What a wonderful month that was—full of growth and a better understanding of God.

Alice Michele Sammis
Dorris, California

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