Are you sure?
This bookmark will be removed from all folders and any saved notes will be permanently removed.
Healing of boils
We adopted our daughter, Natasha, from Ukraine when she was 14 years old. She learned English very quickly and went right into high school. I explained to her our family’s dependence on God through scientific prayer as we had learned in Christian Science. She was most happy to learn about God as Love and to pray to acknowledge His good creation.
A few months after she came to us, she developed an extremely painful condition of boils on the backs of her legs. This made it hard to sit and impossible to go to school. I asked her if she would like to have a doctor look at the condition and prescribe medicine for relief. She decided that she did not want to use medicine, but wanted me to help her learn more about the power of God to heal this sickness.
She told me that the symptoms of the boils made her think that God was draining out all the evils that were inside her. “Oh no!” I said, “God would never give you sickness to force you to be good. He created you good already because He is good. Our prayer is to acknowledge His pure love for you.”
Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.
October 26, 2015 issue
View Issue-
Letters
Renate Lohl , EWS, Bonnie Morrison
-
From regret to forgiveness
Heidi K. Van Patten
-
Why not now?
Lynn G. Jackson
-
Love is power
Sandra Grow Murray
-
Rotation in office for the Committee on Publication
The Christian Science Board of Directors
-
Substantial ‘summer reading’
Susan Booth Mack Snipes
-
What I’ve learned about Mary Baker Eddy
Mikaela Alioto
-
Healing of boils
Louise White with contributions from Natasha White
-
Healed of hip pain and impaired mobility
Linda Y. Rush Storm
-
Head injury healed quickly
Merelice
-
Symptoms of depression healed
Abby Hillman
-
Green pastures are before me
Photograph by Peter Anderson
-
Know the truth—a Christian duty
Barbara Vining