Healing of Sharp Pains

I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep. Not long after, I started feeling a sharp pain in my side. It quickly became really intense, so much so that I couldn’t stay still. I would lie down for a bit, then have to get up and walk around because the pain was so uncomfortable. Nothing seemed to help, and I felt really nauseous from how bad it was. This went on for a few hours. At first, I felt really scared because the pain was so strong. But as I started to pray, I began to calm down and felt close to God. Even though it was hard to think clearly, I held onto what I’ve learned at Plainfield Christian Science Church, that God is always with us and meets all our needs. I knew I needed to stay firm and not let fear take over.

As I prayed, I realized I hadn’t been thinking in the most loving or right way. I had been feeling frustrated and thinking negatively about someone I know. When I recognized that, I turned more fully to God and worked to let go of those thoughts. As I did, I felt a real sense of peace come over me. I continued and not long after, the pain completely disappeared. I was able to fall asleep and rest.

The next day, even though I felt fine physically, I still had some lingering fear about what had happened. I reached out to my practitioner and told her about it. She reminded me that this experience wasn’t the truth of who I am and suggested I read pages 390–393 in Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. I found an audio recording of those pages on the Plainfield Christian Science website and listened to it throughout the day, which really comforted me. One passage that stood out to me was: “Have no fear that matter can ache, swell, and be inflamed as the result of a law of any kind, when it is self-evident that matter can have no pain nor inflammation.” That really stayed with me. My practitioner also reminded me to watch my thoughts, not my body, which helped me stay grounded and peaceful. The pain never came back, and I’m so grateful to God for being there for me and taking care of me every step of the way.