Christian Science has blessed my experience since I was a young child. When a toddler, I put my hand into a can of poisonous cleaning compound and then into my mouth. My mother, upon seeing that my face had become quite swollen and disfigured, immediately sought the aid of a Christian Science practitioner, who helped to allay her fears and her feeling of guilt at leaving the can where I could get to it.
The truths of Science regarding the perfection of the child of God and his immunity from harm were applied to the situation. My sister recalls that she stood and watched as the swelling subsided and my face became normal, without a scar or any other trace of the incident.
Although we grew up in what is termed a broken home, Christian Science brought us through every hardship and gave us a sense of completeness. When any feeling of insecurity or inferiority presented itself, comfort came to us through our holding to the facts that God is man's Father Mother and that He is lovingly caring for him at all times.
