It was my seventeen-year-old son who first told me about Christian Science

ISA MATHIESEN

It was my seventeen-year-old son who first told me about Christian Science. A good friend from elementary-school days had told him about it, and my son began to accompany him to the Christian Science Sunday School. My son hoped very much that I would go with him and attend the church service. He and his fellow Sunday School pupils gave me a copy of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, but I was afraid of losing the faith I had fought so hard to acquire. However, I went with him a few times.

One Friday morning I could not stand upright because of a serious case of influenza. The timing was unfortunate, as we had planned a trip to Sweden on Saturday morning. We had been looking forward to the trip and were expected by my Swedish family. When I said we couldn't go, my son asked if he might call his Sunday School teacher, who was a practitioner, and ask her to help me. I consented, and my son made the call. The practitioner said she would pray for me if I was willing to rely exclusively on God, and I agreed to this.

Although I seemed quite ill that day and in the evening, when I woke Saturday morning all symptoms of the influenza had left me. Not only was I healed, but I had a wonderful feeling of well-being and freedom. We enjoyed our planned outing, and after that I loved Christian Science.

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