Testimony of Healing December 22, 1997 Issue

While eating lunch with a fellow worker a year ago, I felt a pain...

Emil Richard Martey

While eating lunch with a fellow worker a year ago, I felt a pain in my finger. I abruptly stopped eating. As the pain persisted, I affirmed the truth that God governs man harmoniously, and denied the sensations of pain and suffering.

In spite of this denial one of the fingers started to swell, making it hard for me to perform an important assignment. As a student of Christian Science, I turned to a statement from Science and Health: "Whatever it is your duty to do, you can do without harm to yourself" (p. 385). With that statement consciously held to, I was able to perform the assignment without a hindrance.

But a week later the swelling and pain increased. I had sleepless nights, and friends believed I was poisoned and that the finger must be amputated to avoid spreading infection to other parts of my body.

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