Testimony of Healing December 6, 1999 Issue

Difficulties following childbirth quickly healed

Maureen E. Graham

When my husband and I were expecting our first child, we were stationed thousands of miles from our families. My husband was in the United States Air Force, and I had made arrangements with a doctor who had helped several Christian Scientists when their babies were born. As the time drew closer to the birth, my husband, who was not a Christian Scientist, thought we should take advantage of the medical assistance available to us from the Air Force. Although I had been happier with my earlier choice, I consented to his preference for using the military's medical services. After the baby came, the nurses told me it was the worst birth they had ever seen.

In a day or two my mother arrived, and I decided to leave the hospital. The doctor told me I was very foolish, and if I did go, I would be back, because I was in no shape to go anywhere.

After being at home for a day, I could see I would have to go back to the hospital. I felt so bad. My mother was not able to care for an infant and an invalid, too. Then I remembered that the Christian Science Quarterly Weekly Bible Lesson I read every day contains what I need to handle every problem that arises during the week. So, I recalled that the Lesson that week included the Bible account of Nehemiah building the wall of Jerusalem (see Neh., chaps. 1–6). I wondered what that had to do with me. Then I thought, Nehemiah was building the wall to protect the Jews from their enemies. So I could build a wall around myself with the truths I knew, and cement them with the mortar of gratitude. I proceeded to do this all afternoon. And when my husband came home from work that evening, I was fine.

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