Testimony of Healing July 4, 1983 Issue

One day many years ago I was doing the laundry, using a...

CARMEN MARIE FRUIN

One day many years ago I was doing the laundry, using a wringer-type washing machine. My small son was with me, and as I stepped for a moment into the next room, he climbed onto a chair and put his hand in the wringer. The machine was on; it pulled his arm through to the shoulder. On hearing him cry out, I ran into the room and released his arm by disconnecting the machine. He was very frightened, so I took him in my arms and comforted him. Then we went into the living room, and I sat down with him, and read aloud from our textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. After a short time he became quiet and went to sleep. When he woke hours later, there was no indication of injury, except for a very small bruise that was barely visible and soon disappeared. He was happy and free.

At this time we lived several miles from a Christian Science practitioner and had no telephone. There were no other Christian Scientists in the area. However, the realization of God's nearness and confidence in the healing truth revealed in Science and Health gave me the assurance that God was caring for us then and always, no matter where we were.

I was reared in Christian Science, so our home was free from discussions of disease and undue attention to materiality. During my childhood I had several healings, including those of apparent mastoid and symptoms of scarlet fever. Both healings came with the help of a devoted Christian Science practitioner. However, the inspiration that came with this healing of my own child gave me new incentive for study and provided a starting point for discovering more of the Christ. About two years after this I joined a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and served there for many years.

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