The first proof which I had of God's healing power, gained through my study of Christian Science, was to me a remarkable one. One day I was cleaning the drain in the kitchen sink with a chemical preparation which was much stronger than the one I ordinarily used. The chemical exploded during the mixing process and covered my hands and my arms and spotted the floor.
I had just finished reading the weekly Bible Lesson in the Christian Science Quarterly, and my thinking was still on what I had been reading when this occurred. I immediately got my copy of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy and began to study "the scientific statement of being" (p. 468). I also affirmed vehemently to myself that there is no sensation in matter.
I felt a surge of joy in my consciousness, and the burning sensation ceased. By the next morning there was not even a red spot to show where the chemical had touched my skin, although this same chemical ate holes in the linoleum on the kitchen floor.
