One night after I had gone swimming, my eye started hurting

One night after I had gone swimming, my eye started hurting. I just ignored it, thinking it was nothing. As the night wore on, the pain increased. I thought of asking my brother for help—to pray with me—since my parents were out. But as I started for the door to his room, I decided against it, because I wanted to heal myself.

Being a Christian Scientist, I knew what I had to do. I said the Lord's Prayer, with its spiritual interpretation by Mrs. Eddy (Science and Health, p. 16). One part is:

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