Testimony of Healing October 9, 2006 Issue

STRONG FAITH AND COMMITTED LOVE FOR GOD BRING HEALING OF EYE INJURY

EVAN MEHLENBACHER

Last fall during warm-up for a morning tournament tennis match, I was hit squarely in one eye with a tennis ball. The impact threw me to the ground in acute pain. I clenched my eye for fear of loss as I remembered that one of the resident pros had lost an eye in a similar way. When I opened my eyelid, I could not see and the pain worsened.

The first helpful thought that came to me was "God made a seeing eye" (see Prov. 20:12). God did not make us unseeing. Eternal vision was built into my being, never to be lost, and I decided that I could demonstrate this truth. God did not create us as physical, subject to lost sight and injury.

Not wanting to waste time in self-pity, I immediately forgave my opponent, for the accident wasn't his fault. I also forgave myself for missing the shot and committed myself to being more alert in the future. Having experienced spiritual healings through Christian Science in the past, I knew the injury could be healed. I was not alone. God was there. I could rely upon the Christ—God's ever-active healing power—to restore my vision.

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