Testimony of Healing December 6, 1999 Issue

Prayer heals dancer's injured foot

Ginger Stevens

A few years ago I was participating in a ballet class—something I enjoyed doing several times a week. Toward the end of the class, I was doing a step that involved leaping through the air. As I landed, I came down incorrectly on one foot and twisted it badly. I sat on the floor of the studio, rather stunned and in pain, while several people offered assistance and suggestions. I remember those few moments well because of the quick change of thought that occurred. I saw how important it was to turn away quickly from the physical picture of injury. I had to make a definite decision right then to rely on God.

I requested that the class continue and sat quietly through the remainder of it, claiming my spiritual identity as God's child, and accepting the fact that no apparent change in matter could have any effect on my real being. I don't remember all the details, but I do remember feeling peaceful. Some friends were visiting that day, and I had looked forward to seeing them. After class, I went ahead and visited with them. I was able to put on boots with the assurance that pain was no part of my being.

For the next two or three days, though, I couldn't walk very well and required help from my family in accomplishing routine tasks. But there was steady improvement. Within a week I was on my way to a ballet class again.

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