A healing I had when I was just out of college was a real turning point in my practice of Christian Science and taught me something about persistence in prayer. I was in my second year of a busy job as a teacher and houseparent at a boarding school.
In late March I had a two-week vacation, and returned to my parents' home to spend some time there. During the second week I began to feel feverish and weak, and then very sick. There were other signs of illness that frightened me.
It has always been natural for me to turn to God for healing and to rely on Him completely at such times, so I began to pray. I wanted to see more clearly that God was governing and maintaining my life. When it appeared that I was making no progress, I called a Christian Science practitioner for prayerful help.
