The Open Fount
Plantar Fasciitis healed through Christian Science prayer
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When I was in college I was on the college gymnastics team and we practiced hard every day. Over a
period of time the sole of my right foot began to hurt worse and worse. It became so tender I couldn’t
walk on it. The athletic trainer diagnosed the problem as plantar fasciitis, told me to stretch it, and
gave me crutches to use when it hurt too badly, which I did. For a couple of weeks I was on the
crutches much of the time and still in great pain. Even though I had stopped competing in the other
events because of my foot, I was still competing on uneven bars for my team.
One day we were at a major competition and one of our vaulters became ill during warm-ups for the
meet. I really wanted to be able to help the team by filling my position as a vaulter, but walking was
still painful so I prayed to know what to do. I knew God had an answer for me. As I prayed, I felt such
a sense of Christ’s presence, and my God-given dominion. I remembered the Bible citation (ISA 40:
31) “they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” I knew this applied to me.
I asked the coach if I could vault and she said I could if my foot didn’t hurt too much. I hobbled up to
the end of the vaulting runway and quietly said, “God, I put myself in your hand; Let’s have fun!” The
first few running steps were painful and I limped, but then I felt a movement in my foot and found that I
no longer had any pain. I could run full strength. By the time I reached the springboard, I knew my
healing was complete. I did vault for the team that day, and after that competition I took my rightful
place as an all-around competitor on the team again without any pain or other problems in my foot.
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