Some time ago our young son manifested impetigo. Although my husband and I did prayerful work in Christian Science, the condition continued to spread. We then sought the help of a Christian Science practitioner. We were asked to look up references to "evidence" in the Bible and in the writings of Mrs. Eddy and to study particularly this passage from "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" by Mrs. Eddy (p. 262): "God creates man perfect and eternal in His own image. Hence man is the image, idea, or likeness of perfection—an ideal which cannot fall from its inherent unity with divine Love, from its spotless purity and original perfection."
We endeavored to know that our son was in reality a spiritual idea and to stop looking at the material evidence. The healing took place when we were able to do this, and at the same time the boy's behavior greatly improved.
During this same period a cut on one of my fingers became infected, and my thought was filled with fear. The practitioner helped me to realize that I need not be fearful but could trust completely in God's tender care of His children, and I again made an effort to look away from the material evidence. In a matter of hours the finger drained, and the complete healing followed quickly.
