I shall always be grateful that Christian Science found me at an age which allowed me the wonderful privilege of attending a Sunday School for a period of a year and a half. This great blessing still continues to unfold. It changed my outlook and gave me a new and brighter view of life. As more of the truth of God and man was gained and clearly realized, recurring sore throats and bilious attacks were healed, as well as severe attacks of migraine, which had troubled me intermittently for about three years.
In our family of four children we have had many healings as the result of our study of this practical religion. Our son was healthy at birth and remained so until he was introduced to solid food. Several months elapsed before I realized that there was some physical difficulty to be healed. No matter how slowly he was given food, after a period he began to cry. Eventually it became evident that the child was crying from hunger as well as pain because he could not assimilate his food.
At this stage I rang a practitioner and told her of the problem. During the short conversation the practitioner voiced the words, "Perfect God and perfect creation." Afterwards I knew those few words marked the turning point in this experience. From that moment I stopped thinking and talking about food and turned my thought to God, endeavoring to know the completeness and allness of His divine creation. This was not easy to do, because the baby cried almost constantly. I gained much help and inspiration from an article in the Journal entitled "A Blessing, Not a Burden." One day while we were at a friend's home, the child was in such distress after his midday meal that I tried to ring the practitioner to ask her to help me to stand firm. However, I was unable to reach her.
