It is my sincere desire to express gratitude and humility through giving this testimony of healing which our son experienced, that others may be encouraged and uplifted. Both my husband and I are sincerely grateful for the loving help of a friend who worked for us for three days, when we were unable to overcome the error. Through this work the child's thought was corrected and uplifted to the point where he voiced the truth in an inspiring way, whereas he had continually voiced error. The error of self-condemnation was uncovered and destroyed in my own thinking to such an extent that I was able to work again for the child without help. In doing my work I went over the Lord's Prayer often, quietly and earnestly. Continually the thought came that I should call the health officer, the motive being to protect others from fear, since this case was so unusual. I had no idea what mortal mind called it. For two days we did not heed, but reasoned the problem out some other way. Finally I decided to be obedient to what seemed to me to be the "still small voice." I called the officer, and the peace and freedom which came to me were such as I had not enjoyed for days. I then telephoned to my husband of my action, and we both did some prayerful thinking.
Although the child had been suffering considerable pain in his lower limbs, joints, and spine, at times not being able to walk, and was feverish and almost helpless, the afternoon when the county health doctor came in response to my call, the child lay quietly asleep on the couch not knowing he was being examined. The spots which had been so pronounced on his body had nearly vanished, so that the doctor said he could not make a diagnosis of any disease for which the child should be quarantined. From remarks he made, however, the suggestion of tuberculosis came to me, and this was taken up at once. The next day the child was nearly normal, and the following day being Sunday he was happily in his Sunday school class again. This healing was accomplished within a week.
We are grateful for this experience, and the child saw very clearly during this testing time the value of right thinking and how wrong thinking bound him. We know that only s through better living can we fully express our gratitude.— Butte, Montana.
