I find running to be a tremendous opportunity to express my God-given freedom. Last year I was eagerly looking forward to running the Marine Corps Marathon with a friend and his dad. Though we had run it before, we excitedly prepared to experience this great race again, share in the camaraderie, and take in the sights of our nation’s capital.
About two weeks before the race, I finished my last long training run and began tapering my workouts. It was at this time that I was suddenly faced with severe abdominal pain. I could barely move, let alone run, and I couldn’t eat or stand up straight. I feared I might have appendicitis. Running a marathon now seemed impossible.
Colleagues urged me to get emergency medical care, but I knew I wanted to heal this problem through prayer. I promptly called a Christian Science practitioner, who agreed to give me metaphysical treatment. She assured me that this attack was a false belief, and she helped me daily to know its unreality and gain a sense of my true spiritual identity as God’s flawless expression.
