A few years ago my eyes began to bother me a great deal. There were periods lasting for several days and coming every two weeks, sometimes oftener, when they ached so badly and were so inflamed and bloodshot that it seemed very difficult to use them. Soon my sight became affected. Very often I had to stop reading because the pages seemed to have no black printing on them. On one occasion I could not see a Neon sign that was pointed out to me. An overwhelming fear overtook me whenever such things occurred, and it seemed impossible for me to tell anyone about it. These attacks went on for some time, but during this period, through studying as we are taught to do in Christian Science, it became clearer and clearer to me what eyes and vision really are. I realized, too, that since I had been married and had my own family I had found it necessary to work harder in Christian Science and as a result had taken long strides.
Through my work and study I saw very surely that the entire argument was aggressive suggestion attacking the Christ-idea I had gained. I studied everything I could find that our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, has to say on aggressive suggestion, and also found in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (249:1-10) a very helpful passage. Though the attacks did not stop, I did feel better mentally. Then when I was studying one evening, I suddenly could see no print before me and objects in the room seemed indefinite. I did not try to see, but closed my eyes and repeated line after line statements I knew in Mrs. Eddy's writings. I insisted that my sight was in my understanding of God, the only substance I knew, and that no suggestion could stop me from knowing. The healing took place then and there. I do a great amount of sewing, usually at night, and my sight has never been lacking. I shall always be happy over this demonstration of the power of Truth.
I am truly grateful for the protection we have in the understanding of God as ever present. We were to leave on our vacation late one afternoon, and in the morning the suggestion of accident presented itself. Since we were to drive, I did work that seemed fitting to protect my family. Words whose source I did not know kept coming to me:
