Testimony of Healing September 29, 1997 Issue

One of my most vivid memories of the instruction I received...

Carol Hegarty

One of my most vivid memories of the instruction I received in a Christian Science Sunday School is of the definition of God from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It reads: "God. The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence" (p. 587). I learned more about God's goodness during a challenging experience I faced when I was a teenager. I started receiving harassing telephone calls from a man who called me by name. Even though my parents had our phone number changed to an unlisted one, the calls persisted. My family and I prayed to know that since God's creation is wholly good, no one, including that man, could truly want to hurt or frighten me or any other member of God's creation.

Because this happened from 1972 to 1973, many years before stalking laws were enacted, during numerous conversations with my parents the police said that they were unable to do anything until a crime actually occurred. Also in those days, the telephone company could trace calls only by having someone call them from a second line while the caller was still on the other line. Since the calls always occurred when I was alone, this wasn't possible.

One day I was riding my horse by the side of a road. As we reached an intersection a vehicle passed us. I saw the barrel of a sawed-off shotgun poke out the open window. From about twenty feet away, it was pointed right at my face and fired. Although the shot was apparently a blank, my horse immediately reared. I was, however, able to remain completely calm. I declared God's presence and palpably felt it. I quickly regained control of my horse and safely returned to the barn.

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