I have had so many proofs of the healing power of Christian Science that I find it difficult to single out a few to relate in one testimony.
One of the healings for which I am most grateful occurred during the premature birth of our second grandchild. The doctor pronounced the situation critical, and I had become burdened with a false sense of responsibility in caring for our tenmonth-old granddaughter as well as in doing prayerful work. When I asked for the help of a practitioner, he reminded me that this was a joyous occasion, and said, "Don't forget to be happy." This broke the mesmerism, and my household settled down with my settled thinking. The infant was born harmoniously soon after.
About eight months later this child, who was quite small for her age, developed a marblelike growth on the side of her neck. The application of the truth uncovered that we all had been holding her in our thought as being premature and delicate. Mrs. Eddy says in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 210), "Evil, uncovered, is self-destroyed." Within a month the growth opened through mental surgery and drained, and healing then took place. The child is now a normal, active, healthy seven-year-old.
