As a lifelong Christian Scientist, I can truly say that the healing power of the Christ has blessed me beyond measure. In raising five children, we had healings of chickenpox, measles, malaria, and a frightening fever, as well as of injuries from a car accident.
Once an obstruction in my throat prevented me from swallowing. I called a Christian Science practitioner for help. One idea she shared with me was that God's ideas flow without obstruction. I endeavored to understand this uninterrupted flow of good. The next day, when things seemed even worse, I called the practitioner back. Again I was assured of the impossibility that my ability to reflect God could be blocked. Within minutes my throat completely cleared, and I was well.
A more recent healing gave me a great understanding of the omnipresence of God's love. While raking in the yard, I fell backward over a curb and hit my head so hard on the concrete driveway that I was knocked unconscious. When I revived, I noticed I had lost a great deal of blood. I closed my eyes and began to say the twenty-third Psalm, which begins: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul."
