Testimony of Healing July 22, 1996 Issue

Last spring I noticed a slowly developing pain in my foot

Richard Biever

Last spring I noticed a slowly developing pain in my foot. Over a period of several days I gradually lost the ability to walk comfortably, and a limp became quite obvious.

I knew I wanted to handle this trouble through Christian Science treatment, but I was not making much progress. In fact, the pain was growing worse each day. After approximately five days, it occurred to me that I really needed to examine the substance of my prayers.

As I honestly considered how I was praying, it became clear that my motive was to take away the pain so that no one would notice I had a problem! This certainly was not the way Christ Jesus prayed. Mrs. Eddy says of prayer: "What are the motives for prayer? Do we pray to make ourselves better or to benefit those who hear us, to enlighten the infinite or to be heard of men?" And in the next paragraph she points out, "God is not moved by the breath of praise to do more than He has already done, nor can the infinite do less than bestow all good, since He is unchanging wisdom and Love" (Science and Health, p. 2).

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