Our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, says in Science and Health on pages 470 and 471, "The relations of God and man, divine Principle and idea, are indestructible in Science; and Science knows no lapse from nor return to harmony, but holds the divine order or spiritual law, in which God and all that He creates are perfect and eternal, to have remained unchanged in its eternal history." A realization of the truth contained in this statement began my release from a fear-filled, unhappy, discouraged selfhood.
Hope, based on spiritual fact, appeared in place of futility and frustration. A sense of inadequacy was replaced with the understanding that I too was a loved and needed child of God. This understanding has brought healings in every area of my life, the working out of happy relationships, the overcoming of false appetites. Understanding that man is known of God and has his own place in the divine order has brought employment and recognition in my field.
The understanding that God protects and keeps His children forever at the point of perfection has enabled me to help our four children to overcome through Christian Science treatment alone various so-called children's diseases and other ills, from which they suffered little or no discomfort. Their healings included those of virus infections, coughs, colds, ear problems, impetigo, stomach upsets, car sickness, deep cuts, crushed toes, cut tendons, and burns; also the removal of sties instantaneously and of warts was accomplished by the prayerful work of the child concerned.
