Testimony of Healing June 29, 1987 Issue

For several years our son had been plagued with warts on his...

Debbie Caldwell with contributions from Clayton Edward Caldwell, Josh Caldwell

For several years our son had been plagued with warts on his hands. Every so often a new one would develop. As the school year came to an end (he was in second grade), yet another wart appeared, this time on his face. Occasionally I would overhear a well-meaning friend of our son's ask him why he didn't put medicine on his hands to get rid of the warts. Each time I would silently affirm that warts were not included in God's spiritual creation and therefore could not touch our son's real being.

As our family began preparing for a three-month stay in another part of the country, my husband and I included this important item on our list of things to do: to pray earnestly to see our son as God has created him—free of imperfections.

In helping our son, I directed his attention to his true spiritual nature and encouraged him to work each week with the Bible Lesson outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly. When I studied the lesson, I chose specific passages that were most meaningful to me and realized that their healing message was true for our son. I also chose one of these passages each week for our son to memorize and try to put into practice throughout the week.

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