As a young mother I turned to...

Sophie Mayers

As a young mother I turned to Christian Science after pediatricians and skin specialists were unable to cure a skin condition that interfered with my baby's happy development. Almost militantly I explained to the Christian Science practitioner that I was skeptical; that there were outstanding doctors in our family, but that I was willing to try anything.

The practitioner was not concerned with the history of the skin trouble. Clearly she saw the baby as, in reality, an idea of God, the manifestation of perfection and harmony. The healing came, and with it came the wonderful realization of the power of Christian Science. I turned completely to this far-reaching and never-failing truth. Through the years relatives and friends have grown to respect and admire our family's reliance on the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy, the beloved Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science.

We have had many healings, and with each healing has come an increased understanding that truth is not limited to person, place, or thing. Not long ago unsightly growths appeared on the joints of some of my fingers. Well-meaning friends referred to them as arthritic and assumed that trouble lay ahead. Because the condition was so noticeable, I was annoyed at my inability to demonstrate my freedom from it; and this annoyance became a part of an irritability that was easily excited by conditions in my business and in anxiety over national and world problems.

One Wednesday I rushed to a noonday testimony meeting, trailing so many odds and ends of problems that I found it hard to free my thoughts to pay attention to the reading from the desk. This inability added to my annoyance. But I had come seeking the refreshment of Truth, and this desire led me to look up. My eyes were drawn to an inscription on the wall, a quotation from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy (p. 494): "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need." The word "every" seemed to stand out to me. Every need—mine, the country's, the world's!

With a clearer sense of being I then listened to and rejoiced in the truths and the gratitude expressed at the meeting. Joyously I shared an experience of my own. When I returned to my office, freed from all sense of burden, I learned that a troublesome business management problem which had caused pressure and confusion had been solved.

A few weeks later while putting on my gloves, I became aware of the smoothness of my skin. All blemishes had so completely disappeared that I could not recall on which fingers they had been. I find that I now have greater dexterity in my fingers than I have had in years.

Grateful as I am for the physical healings, I am even more grateful for the proof that truth accepted is truth manifested. On our never-ending list of reasons for gratitude is the joy of having five grandchildren raised in Christian Science. —(Mrs.) Sophie Mayers, Los Angeles. California.

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