Travels in harmony
My traveling buddy, a former work colleague, and I have enjoyed vacationing in Maine for the last 15 summers. She and I leave from Georgia and stop in Pennsylvania to visit a friend. Last summer, when we arrived in Pennsylvania, our friends helped us unpack the car. When the job was nearly done, my buddy unintentionally slammed the trunk with great force on my head. She thought we had gotten everything out of the trunk, while I knew one more item needed to be carried into the house.
There was immediate pain, but thanks to Christian Science, I knew what to do! As a lifelong Christian Scientist, I’ve been helped countless times by turning to God in prayer when faced with any type of problem. And this practice has resulted in healings.
I quickly turned away and mentally declared that I was unhurt. Immediately, I thought about a statement in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures where Mary Baker Eddy writes that “accidents are unknown to God, or immortal Mind, and we must leave the mortal basis of belief and unite with the one Mind, in order to change the notion of chance to the proper sense of God’s unerring direction and thus bring out harmony” (p. 424 ). I reasoned that if divine Mind, God, knows nothing about accidents, then I, as an idea of that one Mind, could only be in a harmonious situation.
I knew for sure that my friend had not intended to whack me on the head. Immediately after she realized what had happened, she asked if I was all right. I told her that I was OK. The man of the house (our friend’s husband) said he was worried that I might have a concussion and offered to take me to the emergency room. I assured him that this was unnecessary.
Then we all went into the house. I began to feel dizzy and queasy, and settled in on the couch to quietly pray by myself. I closed my eyes and affirmed my constant spiritual perfection. Through the study of Christian Science, I have learned that God is Spirit and has created man in His own image (see Genesis 1:26, 27 ). Christ Jesus declared: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48 ). I prayed to know that there are no lapses in my spiritual perfection due to a slammed trunk or anything else. Since God does not know or cause accidents, there can be no aftereffects from an accident. God holds man in perfect harmony. I knew that my true being is always spiritual and untouched by material conditions.
My friends were concerned for me. So I mentally declared that fear had no part in my or anyone’s consciousness. Because God is constantly taking care of all His children, there isn’t a need to be afraid. We can always rely on God’s strength and protection. Each of us is wrapped in God’s constant love and care.
Within a few minutes of this peaceful prayer, the dizziness, queasiness, and pain were gone. For a few days I sported a triangular bruise on my forehead, but this quickly faded. I told my traveling buddy that the only lasting effect was that I was going to tease her about whacking me on the head! Of course I never did because I wanted both of us to be free to see that this “accident” never really happened.
Terri A. Dickey
Houston, Texas, US
