Healed when alone on a trail

Robert G. Lawrence

In the foothills of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, near Palm Desert, California, there's a lovely area where visitors are allowed to hike up a canyon beside a beautiful meandering stream. It's a verdant area, lined with palm trees and huge boulders along the stream.

I made my way to the end of the trail. But on my return down the canyon, jumping back and forth across the stream, I missed my footing and fell hard on my tailbone. I wasn't able to get up. There was no one around, and since I was about two miles from where I had begun, it seemed my only remedy was to pray.

I sat quietly in a cool grotto area against a huge jade-like rock. It reminded me of the strength of God. I recalled the words of "the scientific statement of being" (see Science and Health, p. 468), which I had learned in Sunday School and have continued to rely on as an adult.

This statement once again strengthened my insight into the Bible, which brings out that our true nature is completely spiritual—made in God's image and likeness—in the likeness of Spirit; and that understanding this results in healing.

A huge jade-like rock reminded me of the strength of God.

The pain, dizziness, and nausea that were making me feel I could not stand without losing consciousness began to abate. The rock-solid reality of God's protecting power was sustaining me.

After I had quietly listened for God's guidance, the love that I felt from God enabled me to stand and take a step or two. And as I refused to give in to fatigue and held my thought steadfastly to God, I was able to walk the necessary distance out of the canyon, each step of the way rejoicing more and more in God's loving care.

Robert G. Lawrence
Pasadena, California

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