When I was about five years old, my mother, having heard of Christian Science through a friend, turned to it for healing for me. I had been suffering for some time from a stubborn, persistent cough that did not yield to medical treatment. Our family doctor frankly admitted there was nothing more he could do and recommended our moving to a higher climate, which we did, but the condition remained. It was then that Mother requested treatment for me from a Christian Science practitioner. This dear woman prayed earnestly for me, and I was healed within a short time.
Thus began our total reliance on the practical truths of Christian Science for physical healing. My childhood years provided ample opportunity for proving the availability of God's power to heal sickness. I recall many times during night hours when my mother would hold me on her lap, singing hymns and declaring the presence of Christ, Truth, to heal, until our fears were dissolved. Love's sweet presence and peace filled our hearts, and I felt well again. Painful earaches, frequent nosebleeds of long duration, and so-called childhood diseases were all healed.
We found ourselves turning to Christian Science to solve all our problems, including supply. Limited, negative mortal thinking was replaced by a developing awareness of God's infinite provision of good to His idea, man.
