For one practitioner and grandmother, healing crime meant proving there is no "victim" and no "criminal." She proved that spiritual acumen and compassion can turn untoward difficulties into remarkable opportunities.
After her house had been burgled, this Christian Scientist prayed to see what steps she could take to help check the growing rate of crime in her community.
Soon a second burglary was attempted, and one of the two youths was caught. She found herself asking if she could forgive someone who tried to harm her, and if she could unself love enough to heal herself, "the victim," and the young man, "the criminal."
