It was a lovely day as I hiked with friends in a beautiful redwood forest. Toward the end of the hike, we came to an area with a lot of exposed roots, requiring us to watch each step to avoid tripping. As we continued to walk, I was distracted for a moment and suddenly found myself forcibly hitting the ground. It occurred so fast that I wasn’t aware of having tripped until I was on the ground. 

The thought that came to me immediately was something Mary Baker Eddy had told an associate: “Handle daily no accidents, no age, no disease, no death” (We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Expanded Edition, Vol. I, p. 458). I declared immediately that the allness of God, good, does not include accidents of any kind. Therefore, in God’s creation, no one could be vulnerable to an accident. 

I got up, assured my friends that I was OK, and continued walking, grateful for the quiet, strong, prayerful support I received from my hiking friends. There was a lot of pain in my foot, which appeared to have been twisted or strained; my knee, which had hit hard, was also painful, and the palms of my hands were cut and bleeding.