Article November 1, 1993 Issue

Children's healings and the language of Christ

How can Christian Science heal someone who is very young?

Mark Swinney

A Woman was walking along a beach and, at the same time, praying about different things. As she moved along, she noticed a little boy sitting, waiting for his mother. It seemed strange to see a boy sitting so still on a beach. Beaches are places where children most like to run, laugh, and play.

After she walked up to him and talked with him a moment, she saw the reason he was so still. Because of defects in his feet, he not only couldn't run on the sand, he couldn't walk at all. But what happened next changed everything.

The power of God, and the perfect, spiritual way He created this child—even though not obvious to mortal eyes—must have been so tangible at that moment that the child was healed. The woman helped the boy up, and they walked together on the warm sand towards the water. His mother, stunned by what she saw, rejoiced, and wept a little with the woman as they both thanked God with all their hearts. Those first steps were soon followed by the boy's full freedom.

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