Testimony of Healing July 2, 1979 Issue

As a mother living in a time when the concept of family is...

Judylynn Danielson

As a mother living in a time when the concept of family is being challenged, I consider it a privilege to prove daily that "home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, though not the boundary, of the affections" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 58).

At birth our eldest daughter had a small piece of superfluous skin attached to her chin. A hospital nurse predicted it would fall off in time. However, over a period of time it grew. I had prayed for inspiration on the subjects of grow, growth, child, and purity. But when our daughter brought home a self-portrait from preschool that depicted the growth the size of a golf ball, I questioned what mistaken mortal belief needed to be destroyed.

Suddenly the memory of the nurse's prediction that it would eventually fall off flashed before me. I realized that I had been waiting for medical prediction to resolve the problem. While I would never have turned to medical means for healing, I had unwittingly accepted the belief that somehow time heals. Shortly after this the growth fell off, and that was the end of it. As a bonus, accompanying this healing was a lovely change in our daughter's disposition.

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