Testimony of Healing September 24, 1979 Issue

My mother and grandmother found Christian Science...

NELL TEAGUE with contributions from RALPH TEAGUE

My mother and grandmother found Christian Science 'when Mother was a young woman, so I have had the benefit of this healing truth all my life.

From the time we were very small, whenever one of us children felt ill, Mother prayed and read us testimonies of healing from the Christian Science Sentinel or The Christian Science Journal; very shortly we were well and playing happily. As I grew up and married, it became natural to depend on God for healing.

At the age of seven, one of our sons had a paralyzed eye. The difficulty had been evident for several months. Along with my prayer for the boy, I frequently checked the eye for signs of improvement. One morning I was about to say to him again, "Turn your head and look this way." Instead, I suddenly realized the need to turn away from the mortal suggestion of imperfection, so I refrained from inspecting the eye. I knew that spiritual perfection was the reality of our son's being, and that we would see proof of that fact in a beautiful healing. The next day, although I was tempted, I didn't examine the eye. Three days later we were eating breakfast when I suddenly noticed that the child was moving both eyes normally. We fairly shouted our joy over this healing.

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