It is with a deep sense of love and joy that I express my gratitude to God for His protection and ever-available healing power. Through the study of Christian Science, we know that God is always present and all-harmonious and that man, God's idea, cannot be touched by an accident or a discordant condition of any kind. One morning I walked by an open gas heater. My gown and housecoat touched the heater as I walked by, and in a moment they were in flames. I ripped the clothes off and put on others, but the pain was so intense that I paced the floor, declaring over and over, "God is All," and repeating "the scientific statement of being" from page 468 of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. In about an hour the pain lessened.
The next day it was necessary to ask the substitute librarian to serve in my place in our Christian Science Reading Room. I did not mention the experience then; but the following day, when I felt quite free, I related the incident to several people on the telephone. As a result the whole experience became real to me again. The next morning, as I was preparing breakfast, I became seriously ill. My husband called a Christian Science practitioner, and work was taken up immediately. For several days I was aware that someone was reading to me almost constantly, but I was only semiconscious most of the time. When I regained consciousness, I felt I knew absolutely nothing of Christian Science. The practitioner, who was very patient and loving, assured me that that was just what mortal mind wanted me to think.
Since nearly half of my body was severely burned, a Christian Science nurse was called. I am grateful for the opportunity of meeting such a sweet and loving person. My husband is a student of Christian Science, and he tried to see the nothingness of the condition. I know God sustained both of us.
