As thunder announced an approaching storm the mother's arm reached out to gather to her side a small daughter. Then, aware that a neighbor's child appeared quite undisturbed, she asked, "Aren't you afraid?" The little neighbor answered with impressive conviction: "No! God is Love and He never lets anything hurt us." Further inquiry revealed that this child attended a Christian Science Sunday School.
Not long after this the mother was told by doctors she had a uterine tumor, and immediate surgery was advised. Remembering her little neighbor's statement, the mother borrowed a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy. Reading and prayerfully pondering its message, she was completely healed of the tumor—a healing later acknowledged by her former doctors. She gratefully became a devoted student of Christian Science.
The mother was my mother. Over the years I have been increasingly grateful that God showed my mother the way. It is God's nature to love—to deliver and direct us. My mother found He had lovingly answered before she knew of her need; He had answered before she had called.
