As long as I can remember, I have known there was a God and had a childlike trust in Him. But as I got older, married, and had children, many fears crept in. I needed a better understanding of Him and my relation to Him.
While suffering from incapacitating headaches, I asked a dear friend about her method of studying the Bible. She was a Christian Scientist and told me about the Quarterly and the Bible Lessons. I went to a Christian Science Reading Room, purchased the books required, and started on a study that has become the mainstay of my life. The headaches lessened and were healed with the help of a practitioner, who suggested several citations from the Bible and Science and Health as a basis for my prayer. One passage from Science and Health stands out in my mind: "Banish the belief that you can possibly entertain a single intruding pain which cannot be ruled out by the might of Mind, and in this way you can prevent the development of pain in the body" (p. 391).
Through prayer I have also been healed of a chronic eye infection, fear of the effect of overeating and of the influence of alcohol on loved ones, marital problems, and grief due to the passing of a son.
