I remember often listening when...

Velda M. Howard

I remember often listening when I was a young girl while Mother read the Bible. I remember that the tears used to come because we did not understand. Yet we knew there was a deeper meaning than the words appeared to say.

As I look back upon my early experience of seeking for the meaning, it is now very clear to me why an earnest Christian Scientist, who later became my husband, was led to me and introduced me, and subsequently my family through me, to Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy's great discovery.

We witnessed our son's recovery from paralysis caused by a car passing over his abdomen. (The law of our state required an examination by a physician. After examining our son, the physician declared that there was nothing that he could do.) A Christian Science practitioner was called immediately after the accident and began to give the boy treatment.

The next Saturday, four or five days later, our son announced that he wanted to go to Sunday School the next morning. In order to move from one place to another, he still had to crawl, and he was still in much pain; but we agreed to his request. The next morning he was carried to the door of the church. There he asked to be let down. On his own, he slowly made his way toward his class. And an hour later he ran out to meet us, completely healed.

We have had many experiences of the healing of contagious diseases. To mention just one: Our daughter was sent home from school with a note reporting her exposure to a contagious disease. One evening a few days later all the evidence of the disease appeared. We prayerfully realized the perfection of man and knew that there is no contagion in Mind. All the evidence was gone by morning. No school was missed.

A nephew of mine was born with one leg extended upward, a condition which the doctor said could not be altered. While I was baby-sitting with him one day, the greatest flood of love filled my consciousness with the realization that "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1: 31) and his leg lowered gradually until it lay alongside the other normally.

I have experienced two painless childbirths. One was so outstanding to the attending physician that he sent to me one of his patients who was having a difficult pregnancy so that she might be helped.

I have experienced through the application of Christian Science the filling of a number of large cavities in my teeth when a much higher understanding of substance as Spirit was made my own.

The above are only a few of the evidences of God's healing power that it has been my privilege to witness. For the joy of walking these many years with God as my ever-present help, for the privilege of rearing two wonderful young people in Christian Science, for the joy of seeing them continue with their families working and walking in the same path, I say, "Thank You, Father."— (Mrs.) Velda M. Howard, Burlington, Massachusetts.

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