Enlightened prayer in Christian Science brought me through a difficult trial some years ago. I was preparing a favorite deep-fried specialty for my family. The doorbell rang and I hastily ran to answer, leaving the large, deep pan filled with fat on the burner. When I returned to the kitchen, the flames were reaching wildly to the ceiling. In panic I grabbed the flaming pan and ran through the kitchen and out the back door with it. By this time I was severely burned, especially on my face, neck, and hands; for running with it had fanned the flames directly at me.
I relate this aspect to illustrate how different it could have been if I had only stopped and turned to God. I had been going through trials, heartbreak, and disastrous relationships prior to this accident. Carelessness, confusion, and terror appeared as part of the accident.
My sister, with much difficulty, helped me get into bed, as the pain and shock seemed great. A Christian Science practitioner was called, and while I was delirious off and on during the night, my sister read to me from the Bible and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. In the morning I was taken to the Christian Science Benevolent Association in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and I can only describe the feeling I had when brought into that little room, as if I were being tenderly lifted into the arms of Love. When they laid me on the bed, I started to lose consciousness. The last thing I could see was a nurse standing in the doorway of my room. She smiled and said, "The Christ is here!" Immediately I returned to consciousness.
