Since early childhood, the truths of Christian Science have dispelled my fears and brought comfort and healing into my life. Once, when I was about four years of age, I jumped into a pile of ashes left from a bonfire. The ashes covered a bed of live coals, and my feet were badly burned. Hearing my cries of pain and fear, my grandmother hurried to my aid; and as she declared the truths of God's love for His children, all fear left, and the pain left with it. After a short nap I was again at play in the yard, completely restored.
Several years later, during an epidemic of scarlet fever, I was sent home from school with the symptoms of the prevalent disease. My mother put me to bed and tried to reach a Christian Science practitioner by telephone, but she was away. Later that evening she reached the practitioner, and although I was almost delirious, I managed to get to the telephone and to hold the instrument to my ear.
I shall never forget the practitioner's words because they brought instantaneous healing. She said, "God loves you too much to let you be sick." Fear vanished; I accepted her words with quiet trust, hung up the receiver, and returned to my bed, completely healed. When the quarantine authorities came the next day, there was no need for their services.
