One afternoon, when at work in the garden, I accidentally disturbed a wasp nest and as a result was stung four or five times on the face and once on the hand. The first frantic efforts at physical defense against the attack quickly subsided before the remembered fact, learned in Christian Science, that in every human circumstance the truth is immediately available to deal with and destroy anything and everything erroneous. The further recognition came that rather than having to grapple with an uncomfortable physical problem, I was faced with a splendid opportunity to disprove in my own experience the belief of material poison with its supposed aftermath of pain and inflammation. The attack ceased and, feeling no ill effects from the stings, I prepared to resume work. But even as I reached for the rake an argument whispered: If there had been only one sting it would have been different, but five close together is another matter! Besides you are not sufficiently educated in Christian Science to be able to accomplish the protective work necessary. This was accentuated by the thought that a swollen face would necessitate canceling an important engagement which I had arranged for the following day. As I was not quite prepared to deal with the subtlety of this argument with the instant decision called for, it seemed wise to ask for help, so I telephoned a Christian Science practitioner and was promptly told to leave the matter in God's hands, as "with God all things are possible." This removed the fear of failure, occasioned by a wrong sense of responsibility, and the work was done. There were no ill effects from the stings.
It has been my privilege to experience other healings in Christian Science, one of which was the destruction of the tobacco habit; but the one given here in connection with the wasps stands out in that it was a demonstration of prevention as well as of cure, that is, the prevention of physical inharmonies by the curing, or annulling, of wrong thinking. This experience led me to a better comprehension of Mrs. Eddy's statement in Science and Health (p. 369), "The prophylactic and therapeutic (that is, the preventive and curative) arts belong emphatically to Christian Science."
I wish also to express my grateful appreciation for the wonderful way in which Christian Science is translating the Bible for me, from the old tongue of mortal material history to the new tongue of progress by spiritual means. That Christian Science provides the only complete and final solution to all the troubles besetting mankind has become to me an assured fact; and I am glad indeed to be able to make such a great statement in recognition of the supreme value of Mrs. Eddy's work as Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science.— Studland, Dorset, England.
