One day after a period of vigorous hiking, I began to feel pain in my left knee. I had never had knee trouble before, and at first I just dismissed it with the thought that a little soreness would disappear with rest. However, on a subsequent hike the pain became so pronounced that on returning to the car I could take only a few steps at a time.
While I paused, I turned my thought wholly to God in prayer. I affirmed that my being was entirely spiritual and that I was never separated from the divine source of my health and strength. I also prayed to see that as God’s spiritual expression, I could never be in pain or experience a loss of any function.
When I arrived home, I called a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me. With her support, I continued praying daily to deepen my spiritual sense of being. During this time I needed to make some temporary accommodations to help me with movement, but I relied on prayer alone for the healing, which came slowly at first.
