Testimony of Healing March 18, 2013 Issue

Moving freely again

Yvonne Renoult

A few years ago, I seriously injured my ankle in a bicycle accident. Although I didn’t realize it at the time of the accident, my ankle was apparently dislocated. Needless to say, I was concerned about the pain and my difficulty moving around. However, the prayerful work of a Christian Science practitioner was so effective that the day after the accident, I was able to be at my post as First Reader of our church without experiencing pain or disability. Serving as a Reader required climbing some stairs to get to the podium and then standing and reading for most of the hour-long service. I assumed at the time that I had been completely healed and that the reduction of my ankle’s swelling would soon follow, but when I returned home, I was disappointed to find myself experiencing the same intense pain that I had suffered before the service.

Over the next three months, I still found myself unable to walk or to stand for long periods of time, despite my continued prayers. However, I had no problems when conducting our semi-weekly church services; my movements during the services were natural, normal, and comfortable. Each time I entered the First Reader’s room to pray before a service, I always felt a sweet sense of peace and confidence come over me. And my ankle’s discomfort always faded away by the time I went in to the auditorium to read for the service. I attribute these hiatuses of the difficulty not only to the diligent prayers of the practitioner and those of my own, but also to the prayers of the church membership, which are always offered for our congregation collectively during services. 

During this time, I became curious about the illusive nature of pain. For example, a few times I caught myself limping on the “wrong” foot. It wasn’t until I would realize this that my “right” foot would start hurting. And sometimes, upon waking up, I would catch myself trying to remember which foot was the painful one, which would trigger the discomfort again. But where was the pain when I wasn’t thinking about it? These instances helped me realize that the pain was only in thought, which is where it would have to be healed.

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