Testimony of Healing February 6, 2012 Issue

Healed of restricted movement

Daniel Bort

For a number of years I’ve enjoyed competing in “masters” (age-group) rowing or, more precisely, sculling. Rowing involves multiple persons each handling one oar, while in sculling one or more rowers each has two oars. In both cases, the rower sits on a sliding seat, and leg strength is very important.

In 2006, early in the year’s training, I began to experience pain and limited movement in one of my legs. I prayed about this, and also asked a Christian Science practitioner to pray with me, but my leg became worse. It got to the point that when I first got up in the morning, I couldn’t take a step. If I needed to get someplace in the house quickly, I literally had to go on my hands and knees. With the passage of a few minutes, mobility would improve, and I would go from a pronounced limp to one that was barely noticeable before I left for work. My more extreme limping reminded me of the limp of an older acquaintance, and I became rather frightened that I was facing a permanent disability.

About this time I auditioned for a play with a company I had performed with before. The audition involved three parts: reading, singing, and dancing. I had to excuse myself from the dancing portion.

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