Testimony of Healing June 8, 1987 Issue

When I was an infant of six months I became very ill

Ruth B. Howlett

When I was an infant of six months I became very ill. A doctor diagnosed the case as double pneumonia but gave no treatment, saying I could not live through the night. In fact, he offered to sign my death certificate. My mother declined his offer (which was meant to save her a trip the next day), and instead a Christian Science practitioner came to the house; and she and my grandmother sat up all night praying. My great-grandfather, who later became a student of Christian Science, joined them, reading the Bible throughout the night. By morning the healing had come.

While, of course, I was not aware of the healing at the time, it was recounted to me with great gratitude while I was growing up.

Later, when I was in second grade, the school nurse sent me home one Friday and told me not to come back to school the following Monday without glasses, as my eyes were crossed. I was immediately taken by my parents to see my grandmother, who prayed for me and talked to me of the truth—that God is perfect and so man, His beloved child, is perfect. When I returned to school on Monday my eyes were straight and have been ever since.

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