Testimony of Healing February 9, 2004 Issue

Prayer brings quick healing of fever

Laura Hill

In the summer of 2003, I worked as a camp counselor in Colorado. The summer was going by beautifully. I was totally into my activities—one of which was teaching horseback riding—and the campers were great. I was also finding daily opportunities to grow in my understanding and practice of Christian Science.

One morning, shortly after arriving at the corral at around 5:30 a.m., I suddenly felt very feverish. Soon I was not able to move at all without intense discomfort. After resting for a short time, I eventually felt strong enough to walk back to the camp's care facility.

Once I'd reached the facility, the symptoms quickly intensified. The facility coordinator immediately called a Christian Science practitioner to help me through prayer, and after talking with her, I was settled into a room to rest. While lying there, I found myself regretting that I had to be sick. I felt guilty because I had promised to help a good friend in her soccer program that day, and I had already bailed on her once before. It looked as if I was going to have to bail on her again. I didn't think that it was fair to my friend or me, because I had really been looking forward to helping her out. These feelings were distracting me from turning wholeheartedly to God to find healing through prayer.

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