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"The eternal God is thy refuge, and...

From the October 1986 issue of The Christian Science Journal


"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deut. 33:27).

One day I was standing on the next to-the-top step of an eight-foot ladder when the ladder started to buckle. I attempted to grab some wooden latticework to steady myself, but this only momentarily delayed the fall. It also caused me to twist my body, so that when I fell it was with my face to the sky. I impacted heavily, striking a basketball-sized boulder flush in the small of my back. The force of the fall arched my back over the boulder, and I was knocked unconscious.

My son was with me at the time, and he ran inside the house to get help. When I regained consciousness some minutes later I saw my wife, son, and daughter close at hand. Unfortunately, I felt so engulfed in pain that at first their efforts to comfort me with statements of spiritual truth seemed ineffective.

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