In the religious article on The Home Forum page of The Christian Science Monitor for December 10, 1947, the writer stated, "The importance of Mrs. Eddy's discovery lay in her ability to translate divine law to human comprehension." I should like to relate how the wise use of Mrs. Eddy's translation of divine law by a Christian Science practitioner brought about my first healing and helped to inspire my continued interest in Christian Science.
While I was in the Army, it was necessary that I visit several eastern cities. One evening I noticed an indication of sore throat. Thinking that perhaps I had been smoking too much, I purchased a pack of so-called medicated cigarettes, then went to a show. Later that evening I saw a printed statement which gave me the notion that because of some unsanitary condition I had a germ-infected sore throat. The next morning a feeling of great discomfort kept me from eating breakfast, and a sense of pain was so persistent that for the next two days I was unable to eat.
During that time I read the Bible and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, a serviceman's set having been sent to me by The Mother Church at the request of my wife. I had never read Science and Health before and had heard only portions of it read during the few services I had attended. It seemed only to confuse me. I was still not wholly receptive to Mrs. Eddy's teachings, and at times my attitude was quite antagonistic. True, I had read the Bible on occasion, but somehow I was unable "to translate divine law to human comprehension."
