It Was Midwinter—a cold early-July morning—a good morning for spending at one's desk. As an octogenarian living alone, I cherish such periods of uninterrupted study of Christian Science, and I have needed neither medical attention nor pharmaceutics.
Spirit had not sent the pain.
On this particular morning, routine chores had been proceeding normally. I was walking along the hallway, when I was suddenly gripped by severe pain—I felt very ill. Holding firmly onto the edge of the telephone table, my first thought was, "Someone will need to come and help me." But then came a clear recognition of the ever-presence of God, Spirit, and of His harmonious creation, man and the universe. I thought of some of Mary Baker Eddy's statements in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: "Spirit can have no opposite" (p. 278); "The first demand of this Science is, 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me.' This me is Spirit" (p. 467); "The Scriptures inform us that man is made in the image and likeness of God. Matter is not that likeness. The likeness of Spirit cannot be so unlike Spirit" (p. 475).
