During a visit to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned, X-rays revealed trouble. An eyetooth was so decayed, I was told, that a root-canal procedure would be necessary. As I sat there, I prayed, knowing that I was in truth God's spiritual idea, His perfect child.
By the following week the area around the tooth was quite swollen and painful. One night the pain became so severe that I was unable to sleep. Even my face was swollen. But I felt confident that the trouble would be healed through God's omnipotent power.
Earlier I had spoken by telephone to a Christian Science practitioner, and she had agreed to pray for me. This was only my second experience with a practitioner; I had been studying Christian Science for just two years.
