Testimony of Healing December 10, 2007 Issue

QUICK RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF AN ACCIDENT

PAUL MURRAY

In late summer of 2006, my brother and I drove to his daughter's home to remove and rebuild a screen porch. At one point, after we'd begun the reconstruction work, my brother was attempting to attach a 12-foot rafter to a corner post I was holding in place. Suddenly the rafter slipped and swung into my face, hitting me squarely on the mouth.

Stunned, I immediately placed my gloved hand over my lips, and, reassuring my brother that I just needed to be quiet for a moment, I left the work site to pray. This was a natural response, as I'd had a number of other healing experiences resulting from turning to God in the way that Christian Science teaches.

My brother, who is also a Christian Scientist, had immediately expressed apologies and concern, but I held no thought of anger or blame toward him. I knew that he, too, would be prayerfully supporting me. My nephew, who was helping us, brought me some paper towels to clean my face, which was bleeding.

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