Full range of motion restored following a fall

Linnie Callison Heasley

I had enjoyed a good bath in the tub. But when I stood up to step out of the tub, it was very slick, and I slipped and fell backwards into the water. The water broke the force of my fall somewhat, and I felt I was not hurt.

But the next day, my arms began to get stiff, and I could hardly lift them to my mouth or turn on the light. This stiffness lasted for two weeks. Then I said to my friend who was helping me, "I am believing it is going to take a long time to get over this."

The Christian Science practitioner who was praying for me rejected that belief, and immediately, I was free. This psalm was a great help to me: "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" (Ps. 103:1–3).

These words of Mary Baker Eddy in the Christian Science textbook also helped me: "When an accident happens, you think or exclaim, 'I am hurt!' Your thought is more powerful than your words, more powerful than the accident itself, to make the injury real.

"Now reverse the process. Declare that you are not hurt and understand the reason why, and you will find the ensuing good effects to be in exact proportion to your disbelief in physics, and your fidelity to divine metaphysics, confidence in God as All, which the Scriptures declare Him to be" (Science and Health, p. 397).

I am very grateful for this healing.

I am very grateful for this healing. And grateful to those who were helping me.

Linnie Callison Heasley
Alva, Oklahoma

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