Healing Testimony
The night before a long-anticipated bicycle race in San Diego, John found himself unexpectedly facing symptoms of illness. As a lifelong student of Christian Science, he turned to prayer and spiritual healing for support. What followed was a powerful reminder of how directing thought toward God can bring freedom, strength, and even physical healing.
Watch the video to hear how shifting gears spiritually helped John take on his longest bicycle race yet.
Prayer During a Bicycle Race
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:
Last spring, I was signed up for a really big bicycle race, a gravel race down in San Diego. And have you ever had an experience or an event coming up where you’ve really been anticipating it, but then all of a sudden, right before it, you haven’t felt well? That’s what happened to me. I came down to San Diego, and the night before, I was starting to feel sick and started to get some symptoms of a sore throat and not feeling well.
In the past, I’ve been so grateful to rely on prayer for healing. I opened up a book that I adore, and I’ve had many healings because of this book, because of the spiritual ideas that are in it. It’s called Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The ideas in that are really great because they change your thought to be focused on God instead of yourself. And oftentimes, healings result.
One quote that I really like is, “Man is never sick because Mind is not sick, and matter cannot be.” And that’s Mind with a capital ‘M,’ meaning God. And what that means to me is that if we’re reflecting God, capital ‘M’ Mind, we can never be sick.
I was working with that thought that night, and I went to bed. The next morning, I woke up, and I still wasn’t feeling well. And I thought, maybe I should just cancel the race and go home. And then I thought of another idea in Science and Health from the chapter Creation. It’s a story about an older man whose body doesn’t work very well and is in a lot of pain. But he’s an actor and still goes to the theater every night. When it’s his cue, he leaps onto the stage, totally forgetting about all the things that are holding him back.
And the quote goes like this, “If one turns away from the body with such absorbed interest as to forget it, the body experiences no pain.”
So I thought, why not show up at the start of the bicycle race? I have no problems with stopping at any point if I’m still not feeling great. I’ll show up, I’ll get the race started and see what happens. So, I showed up, took off, and almost immediately completely forgot about my body and the issues I was having. I completed a really long bicycle race—the longest I had ever done—and just enjoyed being out there with my friends and the challenge of the race.
What I recognized is that sickness often begins as a belief in thought. So if you can change your thought and focus on God, then your body naturally gets better. I was really grateful to have that experience because it made me realize that I can simply change thought through prayer and experience healing.
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More about healing
Discover how individuals have found freedom, joy, and healing through Christian Science—a spiritual approach that brings the presence of divine Truth and Love into every aspect of life, including physical healings. The idea behind Christian Science healing is to change the material basis of thought to a spiritual basis.
Jesus showed us the power of God’s Love by healing all kinds of sickness and sin. He taught us to live with more love, to understand God as Spirit, and to recognize our true, spiritual nature as God’s children. Christian Science follows these Bible-based teachings, helping people around the world experience healing and peace.
For over 150 years, Christian Scientists have found comfort and healing through prayer—even in situations where solutions seemed limited or challenging. This type of prayer is more than just positive thinking; it’s grounded in faith, a deep understanding of our relationship to God, and the trust that with God, all things are possible.
Christian Scientists are free to choose the kind of care they feel is best. Many people rely on spiritual healing and live full, healthy lives without needing to turn to medicine. It’s a path guided by love, trust in God, and a desire to follow Christ’s example.
Mid-week Prayer Groups & Healing Testimonies
You are invited to join a prayer group on Wednesday at a Christian Science Church in Southern California or around the world. Community groups gather and explore a new healing prayer topic each week. Come find out how others are applying Christian Science in their lives at these testimony meetings.
At this service, you will hear readings from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. This healing book is a companion to the Bible, showing how healings were accomplished and how the same ideas can be applied to ourselves, our families, and the world. This meeting also includes hymns, prayer, and sharing personal stories of healing.
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