Christian Science came into my life when I was a child, but as something to be used only when one was ill. In other words, it was used in lieu of medicine. At the age of fourteen I became ill with blood poisoning in my arm. The condition seemed critical, and I was asked if I wished to see a medical doctor or a Christian Science practitioner. I chose to see a practitioner. The next morning my parents and I drove about sixty-five miles to the nearest one.
After about an hour in her office, discussing the one spiritual Father-Mother God and the present spiritual selfhood of man made by Him in His image and likeness, who can never suffer pain or disease, we started to take our leave. I had been in extreme pain for days, crying night and day. As we were about to leave her office, the practitioner asked if the pain was gone. Even though there was still a great deal of pain, I sensed that she wanted me to agree with her that pain did not exist in reality. When I did so, there was no more pain; that was the last of it. The complete healing followed, and I have had normal use of my hand and arm ever since. This healing implanted the seed of Truth in my consciousness.
After I married, I went the medical route for many years, until I became ill with ulcers. I was treated medically for this condition, was placed on a strict diet, and took medicines many times during each day. I was told that possibly I might be healed in a year or so, providing I adhered strictly to the diet and medicines.
