One day a friend of mine (who is also a Christian Scientist)...

Gilda Lenz

One day a friend of mine (who is also a Christian Scientist) and I went for a walk along the banks of the Elbe. Suddenly I slipped and fell down hard on my left side, hitting my head. I was dazed for some time. When I came to myself my first thought was this: "In God's perfect, spiritual kingdom this hasn't happened."

My friend had immediately affirmed the truth of God's loving care of His child, and after a short while I was able to continue walking. Since my arm was hanging limply by my side and it wasn't possible for me to drive my car home, a young man offered to take us home. I politely declined medical assistance. The whole time I affirmed that God is present, God is powerful; nothing can separate me from Him.

When I got home, I called a Christian Science practitioner and asked him for help through prayer. My fingers and wrist were injured, and my arm appeared to be broken in more than one place. I told the practitioner that I wanted to rely exclusively on God for healing. The practitioner spoke reassuringly to me of the perfection and wholeness of God's spiritual idea, man—my true nature. He referred me to appropriate passages in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. Hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal were also comforting and helpful to me, including this verse from one of them:

For God, immortal Principle,
Is with us everywhere;
He holds us perfect in His love,
And we His image bear.

At my request a Christian Science nurse came to my home and gave me assistance. I felt that she saw me in the light of my God-given perfection, and this was beneficial to me.

During the first night, which I spent up, I felt a movement in my arm. Something had snapped into place which before had appeared to be misaligned.

After four days I was able to move my fingers again, and in two weeks I told the nurse, who had been coming to see me daily, that now I could wash and dress myself alone. We were both filled with tremendous gratitude and joy.

Throughout this time I had complete trust in our loving Father-Mother God. This gave me a wonderful feeling of peace and left me completely free of fear. Since I wasn't able to hold a book, I spent time in prayer, gaining a clearer comprehension of what I had learned from studying Mrs. Eddy's writings and from class instruction in this Science. "The scientific statement of being" from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy and other spiritual truths of God and man filled my thought more and more with God's thoughts and His love. I felt at one with God. My arm was fully restored, and I was entirely healed of all injuries.

I am grateful for the loving work of the practitioner and our inspiring conversations. Over and over again I thought of Christ Jesus' words "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." I am extremely grateful for this complete healing.

Gilda Lenz
Hamburg, Germany

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