For more than fifty years the teachings of Christian Science have brought me healing, wise counsel, and peace of mind whenever I have turned to them wholeheartedly.
As a child I had the benefit of Christian Science Sunday School teaching and the help of my mother and, when needed, of a Christian Science practitioner, who was listed in the Journal. As a result I missed school very seldom through so-called children's ailments. I can hardly recollect illness in childhood. One severe attack of what appeared to be influenza during an epidemic was treated by my mother with such a realization of the truth of God's perfect creation that I was back in school the following day. This experience helped me many years later when this disease was again prevalent.
Some years later I witnessed the healing of my young brother in one and a half days after his class had been sent home as a result of a number of cases of mumps. When he showed symptoms of this disease, my mother, my sister, and I realized that what needed healing was not a disease but a false belief claiming a power opposed to omnipotent good. We never doubted the quick healing that resulted.
