One afternoon I was jogging with one of our golden retrievers when suddenly she crossed in front of me and I fell forward on the asphalt road, cutting open my chin. Amid numerous licks of apology from the dog, I sat still and prayed. In a few moments we started home. I continued silently declaring my oneness with God, knowing that I was divine Mind's indestructible idea—joyful, upright, fully understanding God's omnipresence. I recalled these words from Hymn No. 144 of the Christian Science Hymnal:
In atmosphere of Love divine,
We live, and move, and breathe;
Though mortal eyes may see it not,
'Tis sense that would deceive.
All the way home I felt protected, calm, loved. When I got there, my daughter helped me get cleaned up and, at my request, called a Christian Science practitioner, who agreed to pray for me. My daughter then read aloud from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, until we both knew with conviction that I was in reality untouched by any mortal mind claim of "having a problem." Afterward I studied that week's Bible Lesson as outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly, especially this statement from Science and Health (p. 242): "The divine Science of man is woven into one web of consistency without seam or rent." The healing came naturally and quickly without leaving a scar.
