I was badly hurt when I was hit by a forklift in an accident at the manufacturing plant where I work. Before I was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment, the on-site doctor examined me. At my request, she telephoned a Christian Science practitioner whose name and telephone number I kept in my wallet.
The doctor held the telephone to my ear, and I was comforted when I heard the practitioner calmly assure me that the power of divine Love and Christian Science could and would heal me. I learned later that the doctor spoke to the practitioner three times to emphasize that I’d suffered severe closed-head injuries and would most likely have irreversible brain damage.
There was considerable delay by the EMS staff getting me to a hospital, partly due to confusion about which hospital would have trained staff to treat the type of injuries I had incurred. Once at the hospital, I underwent extensive tests, which revealed that all the initial symptoms of injury had disappeared, including any sign of brain damage. All that remained was some bruising, but there was no pain. Within hours of the accident, I had been healed by God through prayer in Christian Science.
When I was told I would be released from the hospital, I got out of bed to sit outside my room while I waited. I was surprised to find the practitioner there, as I didn’t know she had come to the hospital to see me. She sat with me while we waited for my release. Together we thanked God for my healing as evidence of His constant love and care for each one of us, and the infinite power of Christian Science.
The practitioner drove me to my workplace so I could get my car. I had to go inside to get my things from my locker. A couple of men who had witnessed the accident were still there and said they were surprised and glad to see I was OK.
I was ready to return to work the next day, but because of the severity of the initial injuries, union management asked me to take a week off with pay, which I did. I was glad to use a lot of that time studying in a Christian Science Reading Room. By the time I returned to work a week later, the bruising had completely disappeared.
This happened about nine years ago, and I haven’t had any problem from the accident since then. It reminds me of Hymn No. 10 in the Christian Science Hymnal:
All power is given unto our Lord,
On Him we place reliance;
With truth from out His sacred word
We bid our foes defiance.
With Him we shall prevail,
Whatever may assail;
He is our shield and tower,
Almighty is His power;
His kingdom is forever.
(Frederic W. Root)
Michael Hulber
Rochester Hills, Michigan, US
