When I was a child, my father...

Ruby E. Reed

When I was a child, my father was healed of near blindness. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy was given to him by a friend who saw his need. When he read the book for the first time, he read far into the night. On laying the book aside to retire he discovered that his glasses were resting on his forehead, where they had been during his reading. His vision was normal.

There were other proofs of God's healing care after that in our family. A baby brother on finding a jar of mustard ointment within reach opened it, and in a few moments was screaming with pain. He had the ointment in his eyes and mouth and had apparently swallowed some of it. Realizing that medical help could not be obtained quickly, since we lived on a farm, my parents, though still somewhat dependent on medicine, called a Christian Science practitioner. In a short time the baby went to sleep, and on awakening showed no signs of any effects of the ointment .

As I grew up I gave little thought to the importance and application of Christian Science until 1938, after I had been married several years. One morning I arose with the mumps. By the end of the week I was taken to the hospital with complications of sleeping sickness and symptoms of spinal meningitis, and the worst was expected.

I had been harboring ill feelings towards those around me and was accepting evil thoughts about myself, hence my physical condition. I determined to get well and a few days later requested that I be taken home, which was done. On reaching home I told my husband that I was going to visit a Christian Science practitioner. I remembered the demonstrations of my childhood days. I called on a practitioner and tearfully told my story. With loving encouragement and treatments my progress was quite apparent physically and mentally. I began studying, and visited the Christian Science Reading Room frequently.

About six months later it was necessary that I work for a time and I was able to do this for ten weeks without missing a day, and my work required constant walking. During the first week, with help from the practitioner, extreme fatigue was overcome. I learned to put into practice what I was learning, and rejoiced in the proof of the ability to do whatever was before me without harm of any sort.

Since then I have been healed of the need of wearing glasses, which I had worn for a long time. I am a perfectly normal person now, enjoying the best of health, thanks to Christian Science.

I am truly grateful to God, to Mrs. Eddy, and to the loving practitioners, ever ready to help at any time, I am grateful for membership in The Mother Church and in a branch church, and for the privilege of taking part in the activities of this great Cause.— (Mrs.) Ruby E. Reed, Redondo Beach, California.

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