Testimony of Healing August 4, 1973 Issue

One precious healing in our family through prayer to God in...

Colleen Haag Molenaar

One precious healing in our family through prayer to God in Christian Science took place when one of our sons was around six years old. He developed a painful condition behind his right ear. We were visiting relatives in another city when the problem seemed to flare up in the middle of the night. A high fever was one symptom, and I realized my own mounting fear had to be overcome. We called a Christian Science practitioner in that city, and in a calm voice, expressing much tenderness, she reassured me of God's love for all His children, of His ever-presence and omnipotence. Soon I was able to rise above the fear and gain a sense of dominion regarding the situation.

In the morning I thanked the practitioner for her help, and we returned to our home city. Because the condition had not been completely healed, we requested further help from a practitioner in our area. She helped me see the whole manifestation as a mortal lie, that my son was a spiritual idea and not physique subject to material laws.

The next few days when my son would feel discomfort, I would call the practitioner, and immediately the pain would cease. But there didn't seem to be a complete healing. My husband and mother, who were not Christian Scientists, had become quite concerned and asked to have the boy examined by a doctor. They wanted a medical diagnosis. So on the third day I made an appointment with a local doctor, explaining that the boy was having Christian Science treatment and I only wanted a diagnosis to satisfy my husband. The doctor said the child had mastoiditis and that in his opinion he was a very sick boy. He said with medication the condition would take about two weeks to heal. He gave me a prescription, and I said I would have it filled if my husband wished it. However, my husband decided to give the Christian Science practitioner and me another twenty-four hours.

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