Testimony of Healing October 6, 2008 Issue

FREEDOM FROM PERSISTENT BACK PAIN

MIA KRISHNASWAMI

About a year and a half ago, I threw my back out and was barely able to move for several days. When I was finally able to get up out of bed, all sorts of aches and pains lingered.

As I turned to God in prayer, which was my choice for treating this condition, I found I was experiencing some relief from pain as well as making mental strides, and I was basically able to continue with my daily activities. But sometimes it seemed as if the progress I was making was slow, as the pain would intensify at different periods.

I'd been praying about this situation for a while. One morning, a complete stranger, who saw me moving very slowly, came up to me as I was leaving a building and said, "Oh, you're dealing with a nerve situation. It's connected to your back, and you'd better go check it out." I knew he was trying to be helpful, so I just smiled and thanked him for his concern. In fact, I was actually "checking in" regularly—with a Christian Science practitioner who was praying for me—and was continuing to gain some good ground with spiritual insights. One thing that was particularly helpful to me was the practitioner's conviction of my true spiritual identity—the idea that I was made in God's image and likeness.

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