A few weeks after my son was born, I heard that a friend's son had contracted scarlet fever. A short time later, my ten-year-old daughter developed a rash and a fever. I was filled with fear, both for my daughter and for the new baby. I reached out to God for some thought that would break through my fear.
Within a day, my daughter's fever and rash disappeared. And the baby didn't get sick.
After a few hours of prayer and study, I read this sentence in Science and Health: "God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis" (p. 258). Although I was still having a hard time overcoming my fear of scarlet fever, it was clear to me that both these children were immortal ideas of God, and that nothing could harm or stop their lives. Within a day, my daughter's fever and rash disappeared. And the baby didn't get sick.
