During my late teens and into my 20s, I often suffered from excruciating headaches. At the time I did not know they were called “migraine” headaches, but I could not function normally when they happened. Each time they occurred, I prayed and would often find relief, but then they would occur again.
While in my 20s, I was principal flutist in a youth symphony orchestra. One day, at the conclusion of a rehearsal, one of these headaches came on. It was so severe that I began seeing double. I started to worry that I wouldn’t be able to drive home, so I began to pray. I went to the pay phone in the building and began calling those who I thought might be able to pick me up—my husband, my father, and my sister. However, I couldn’t reach any of them.
I stood by the pay phone and prayed, asking God to help me understand what to do next. My vision began to improve, so I made the decision to drive home carefully and pray all the way. By the time I got in the car, my vision was almost completely normal. My worry began to vanish, and I was sure that my prayers would see me all the way home.
I do not remember exactly what ideas I prayed with, but since I had been a Christian Science Sunday School student, there were a lot of helpful concepts and verses from the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s writings that I had memorized. From the Bible, the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Beatitudes were all comforting for me. I also prayed with the description of God (see p. 587) and that of angels (see p. 581) in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy. While I drove, I let my thought fill with these spiritual concepts and held steadfastly to what I knew to be true—that I am made perfect, in the image and likeness of God (see Genesis 1:26, 27).
Halfway home, the headache and vision problems completely disappeared—I was healed! In the 40 years since that time, I have had only one instance of a headache, which occurred 20 years ago, and that was quickly dispelled through prayer. I have such gratitude for this practical and demonstrable Science. My gratitude for the lessons I learned in the Christian Science Sunday School is unbounded, and my life has been blessed beyond words.
West Hills, California, US
