Back Problem Healed
Recently work and issues at home had left me feeling overwhelmed and burdened. My back began to be very painful. I was concerned that a problem that had been medically diagnosed years before was growing worse. Then I got a call telling me that a young friend of ours had committed suicide. Within a few days, I found myself unable to stand or move without pain.
I was scared and discouraged. I called a Christian Science practitioner who agreed to support me in prayer. She suggested I think about the word integrity. I knew that it referred to a quality of character, but I also found that it could refer to the soundness of a structure. I worked with these thoughts, but by Sunday morning I awoke in a worse state and grew very upset. I called the practitioner and cried out all my fears of missing work, and not being able to move or help myself. Up to that point, I had been hesitant to tell my husband the severity of the problem for fear he would insist on taking me to a doctor. He is not a Christian Scientist, but has supported my choice to use Christian Science for healing. I knew that if I went to a doctor he would recommend surgery, or weeks of drugs and therapy.
I wanted to be free of the diagnosis and the pain. I knew this was possible through an understanding of the Christ. The practitioner lovingly calmed my thought and instead of giving me things to study, she told me to just stop thinking about the whole problem and go and relax. After hanging up, I told my husband that I was in great need of his assistance. He gently helped me to find a comfortable position and looked out for me all that day. By midday, I realized I was not in pain as I had been before. I was so gratified that I rejoiced and shared with my husband the good news. He was still concerned since I could not move freely and without difficulty. We decided that I would stay home from work the next day just to be safe and that he would stay with me. I prayed and rested and was more inspired by the idea that my spiritual structure was intact. By the end of the day I was improved and assured my husband that he need not stay home another day, but I was not sure if I could return to work.
That night I woke with severe pain in my abdomen. I was in need of immediate
assistance and woke my husband to help. I asked him to get my cell phone so I could speak to the practitioner. I could not even speak intelligibly. But she knew just what to do and say and I found myself becoming calm. Within a short period I was completely normal and was able to return to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, I was surprised to find that instead of being tired from the night before, I felt rested and well. As I began to get up I was still having difficulty moving, then the thought came to me so clearly: the power that brought immediate healing in the night was the same power at work right then. I could trust God's infinite and loving care to help me get dressed and to work. I did not need to fear a return of the pain and limitation. I was then able to dress myself, take my niece to school and go to work, where I ended up putting in quite a long day. Within two days, I was completely free and without pain.
I was so grateful for this lesson of the immediacy of God's presence, which awakened my thought to the unreality of pain and sickness; and for the kindness of my husband who lovingly supported me and my decision to turn to God for help, and was not disappointed with the result!
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