Abdominal pain healed

Stanley Chudy

Late this past summer I began experiencing a nagging pain in the lower right side of my abdomen. My mind was swirling with thoughts of what this might be. Instead of going to a doctor for a diagnosis, however, I yielded to Paul's entreaty in his First Epistle to the Thessalonians to "pray without ceasing" (5:17).

Daily, and again at bedtime, I diligently repeated and thought about the meaning of the Lord's Prayer, "the scientific statement of being" (see Science and Health, p. 468), and a favorite passage from Science and Health, "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need" (p. 494). I also reminded myself of Mrs. Eddy's remedial assurance, "Have no fear that matter can ache, swell, and be inflamed as the result of a law of any kind, when it is self-evident that matter can have no pain nor inflammation" (ibid., p. 393).

I began to see that I could know the truth of being, that man is spiritual and perfect, and be made free.

Alarmingly, the condition persisted unabated. But when the time came for a planned two-week vacation, I felt I should go ahead with the trip. My wife, our host, and a friend, who were also on the trip, were unaware of my problem. The second night as I lay in bed mulling over the fruitlessness of my various prayers, I lapsed into a silence. Then I began pondering Christ Jesus' words "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). I've always felt the significance of this passage, but how to put it into effect puzzled me. Now I began to think of its possibilities as a prayer. I began to see that I could know the truth of being, that man is spiritual and perfect, and be made free. Uppermost in my mind was the desire to be free of fear, free of worry, free of doubt, free of pain, and free of any ailment. I felt these angel-sent thoughts helped compose my prayer for release from my affliction. After silently repeating to myself this text of deliverance two or three times, I dozed off and woke up in early morning refreshed and soundly healed. My deep-down gratitude is given for Jesus' promise of freedom and for Mary Baker Eddy's spiritual perception of the truth of being and of man. And above all, for the understanding Science and Health has given me of the Bible, my everlasting heartfelt thanks!

Stanley Chudy
Bradenton, Florida

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