When I was young I attended a Christian Science Sunday School for two years. At that time I had suffered from weeping eczema on the face for a year or more. I was very sensitive about this. But through the help of a practitioner I was completely healed. As Christian Science began to be practiced in our home, I saw family members healed of such conditions as pneumonia, appendicitis, neuralgia, and quinsy sore throat.
I particularly remember my mother's healing of frequent attacks of quinsy, although I was only about six at the time. One day I heard my mother's voice and recognized the familiar sound that in the past had always preceded a quinsy attack. I dreaded what I knew was coming—Mother suffering in bed, not able to speak or eat. On this day, my dad got us four children ready for a party; before we left, we stood by Mother's bed and said goodbye, but she was not able to respond. It was such a sad picture, and my heart was very heavy.
But after we left the house, my mother had a practitioner pray for her. When we returned home about two hours later, we were surprised and overjoyed to find her completely healed. The door to the bedroom was wide-open, and she was sitting up in bed with a radiant smile, welcoming us home and asking about the party. That wonderful healing left a deep impression on me.
