Article November 18, 2013 Issue

'Simple' ideas can heal

Alex Mietchen

“God is love” (I John 4:8). Those three words, combined with the most basic ideas of Christian Science, helped me when I played in a soccer tournament.

I had been playing basketball with my friends in gym class and rolled my left ankle as I came down from a rebound. Immediately, I walked over to the side of the court and thought about the upcoming weekend. I was supposed to travel to Nevada to play in a regional soccer tournament with my team. Teams from all over Utah, Nevada, and Arizona would be participating in the tournament, which qualifies teams for nationals.

The injury happened on a Wednesday, and we were set to play our first game at 2 p.m. on Friday. I initially thought that the injury was not bad, as I had rolled my ankle many times before, so I just tried to shake it off. But this time felt different. As soon as I got home, I took my shoe off, and my ankle was very swollen. I started to pray. Although I updated my parents on the situation, I wanted to pray about this by myself since I felt it would enhance my spiritual growth.