It has been several years since I...

Marcia Smith MacKusick

It has been several years since I have expressed through the periodicals my deep gratitude for the wonderful healing power of Christian Science, and I should like to do so now. I have known of Christian Science since childhood and have experienced many blessings when I have correctly applied the truth to the problem.

I should like to tell of a recent healing. For nearly fifteen years I had difficulty with my back. During this time I had done a great deal of prayerful metaphysical work in regard to the condition; and although there was relief for a while, there was no permanent healing, and I was never without the pain. At times even walking was difficult.

Recently an opportunity presented itself to me which was a real test of my understanding of the law of God and of my faith and trust in Him. For a while the problem with my back was overwhelming, and it was necessary for me to ask a Christian Science practitioner for help, which was lovingly given.

One day while I was papering a room, I kept declaring the truth in regard to this back condition. The thought came very clearly that a spiritual idea of God is never out of place, and everything pertaining to that idea is perfect, because God is the only cause. The conviction also came that God's idea cannot be influenced by a power other than God, because in Spirit there is no other power. This realization was so clear that I felt a peace and quiet that I had not experienced for a number of months.

There was one wall left to paper, and it was necessary to move a bed piled high with books, pictures, and so forth. I tried to lift the bed; but as I did so, there was a loud crack accompanied by a sense of pain, and I was unable to stand straight. For about ten minutes I repeated "the scientific statement of being" by Mary Baker Eddy (Science and Health, p. 468), knowing, as she says in part, "There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter."

As I continued to repeat the complete statement, I endeavored to realize the truth contained in each word. By the time it was necessary for me to prepare the evening meal, I could do so without difficulty. At the end of two days I suddenly realized that the pain I had had for so long was gone and that I was free.

I felt indeed that the "word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword" (Hebr. 4:12), and with this healing came the reassurance that God is All-power and that I need not fear. The healing has been permanent. Class instruction has been another door opening to greater understanding, and I am more thankful than I can put into words for this precious Truth.—(Mrs.) Marcia Smith MacKusick, Akron, Ohio.

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