Article September 6, 1982 Issue

"Try it yourself"

WILLIAM S. WARREN

At the supper table one evening one of our youngsters informed us that the previous night his head had hurt when he was going to bed. "I talked to God," he said, "and pretty soon the hurt went away." There was no immediate reaction from the rest of the family. Thinking perhaps that someone doubted him, he added, "It really worked, too. If you don't believe me, try it yourself!"

This young fellow had not yet entered public school, but he was already a three-year veteran of a Christian Science Sunday School. He was also learning at home of the presence and power of God and his own status as God's child. And, something very important, he was experiencing the availability of spiritual power in his everyday affairs.

James said, "Faith without works is dead."^{James 2:26.} Jesus showed us his faith by healing the sick, sinning, and dying—in the cities, the villages, and the countryside. He showed us the power of the Word through his works and expected those who followed him to show their understanding of God by their own works of healing. "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also,"^{John 14:12.} he said. It was as if he had told them, "Try it yourself."