It has been my privilege to be embraced by the teachings of Christian Science all my life. As a family, we have seen this law of God, good, operate in every facet and stage of our experience— harmonizing and healing every type of difficulty, including physical ailments.

I would like to relate an experience that proved God's loving care for us far beyond any human ways and means we could have devised. Several years ago, the company for which my husband worked was involved in a labor dispute. Although my husband's job as a truck driver was unaffected by the strike, still he was a union member. So he was caught between the loss of income, and perhaps his job, if he did not cross the picket line, and reprisals from the powerful union and threats of harm from those on strike, if he did cross the line. So he stayed out on strike, and we prayed to be guided what action to take.

Since his salary was our only source of income, and unemployment insurance was not available for strikers, we were faced with what turned out to be a six-week period with no means of support. God's provision for us during this time was truly remarkable. Like the widow at Zarephath, we had our needs met, and there was no sense of depletion. "For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth" (I Kings 17:14). I was asked to serve as substitute clerk of our branch church for two weeks, although those who asked were unaware of our situation. We found we already had much that we needed. We had much prayerful support from a Christian Science practitioner, and I can still remember the peace and comfort I gained from studying the Bible Lessons in the Christian Science Quarterly on the subjects "God the Only Cause and Creator" and "God the Preserver of Man" and others during that Christmas season.

Finally my husband received a letter from the company informing him that his job had been filled and his work had been terminated. He felt inspired to go to the office to inquire about an annuity plan in which he had considerable money. The officials of the company greeted him warmly and asked him to return to work. However, he would have to take a lesser job as a new employee and lose all seniority and all vacation and retirement benefits after sixteen years with the company. His salary remained the same. This he accepted without resentment.

After a period of time, through a series of surprising events, he was given back his original job. I remember dwelling on the fact that God's law of justice and mercy governed, and on this statement from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy (p. 275): "The starting-point of divine Science is that God, Spirit, is All-in-all, and that there is no other might nor Mind,—that God is Love, and therefore He is divine Principle." I was confident that God was in control of the situation. After several years the company restored, retroactively, the seniority and retirement and vacation benefits lost during the strike to the handful of loyal employees affected, and my husband was among them. He recently retired after thirty years of service with full benefits.

I am deeply grateful for all the activities of the Christian Science movement. It has been my joy to serve in many different posts as a branch church member. A high point in my life has been class instruction, and I gain much growth from the yearly association meeting. My sincere thanks to the Christian Science practitioners whose prayers have supported and healed us, and to God for the Master, Christ Jesus, and for Mrs. Eddy, the author of Science and Health.

(Mrs.) June Gair Huntington Beach, California

I am the husband referred to in this testimony, and I am grateful for the love that came forth from this healing and the support that I had from my wife. She has given an accurate account of the experience.

Henry W. Gair