I give thanks daily for the benefits that have come to me as a result of my growing understanding of our Father-Mother God. Among the treasured experiences which have revealed to me God's omnipotence is the following one.
At a time when it was necessary for me to be very active and to be on my feet a great deal, I was troubled by a painful condition of fallen arches. For two days my efforts to overcome the situation through Christian Science were unsuccessful. The third afternoon a friend of mine who is a medical nurse noticed my difficulty in walking and suggested that I have special arch supports made. Because of my distress, I was momentarily tempted to follow her advice. Then I realized that, because of the very urgency of the situation, I did not have time to waste on temporary measures, and I knew that I had better take my stand for the truth and the present perfection of God's child.
I excused myself and went to my room where I could shut out the suggestions of mortal mind. As I worked vigorously and positively to know that man is dependent upon God alone and that he is God's perfect reflection, thus has never fallen and never will fall, it became very clear to me that Truth sustains and supports man.
