Testimonies of Healing

I was introduced to Christian Science as a teenager and for three years attended a Sunday School, where I was encouraged to study the weekly Bible Lessons from the Christian Science Quarterly. Learning about God’s nature as loving and good laid a solid foundation for my life.

When I got to know about Christian Science, I was amazed by the wonderful healings that I was experiencing. I was reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy wherever I found the opportunity—at home, on the tram, during breaks at work.

I was introduced to Christian Science when I finished high school and began studying and practicing it. I had some healings by relying on prayer, but after several years my devotion to Christian Science faded, and I stopped reading any Christian Science literature.

As a child I was a free spirit, happy and fearless. Then, somewhere along the road to adulthood, I began to feel daily anxiety and had niggling concerns about everything.

I would like to share an experience that I had while on vacation. I was on a beach in the northern part of my country where there is a lot of entertainment for children and families.

Many years ago, my family went on a lakeside camping trip with my sister-in-law and her two girls in northern Michigan. My two boys were around one and seven years old at the time, and we had brought our pontoon boat to enjoy by the water.

I am particularly grateful that my understanding of love has changed from focusing on people and personalities to focusing on God. Understanding God as Love has given me a new view of myself and others which makes it unnecessary to struggle for love.

During an overseas cycling trip last year, riding out of a small village with two other cyclists, I saw a white line on the road that I thought marked the bike lane, but instead it was a small curb. At about fifteen miles per hour, I went flying off the bike and bounced along a wall and sidewalk.

When I found myself facing a divorce and the breakup of my family, the need to understand the scriptural promise “Love never fails” (I Corinthians 13:8, New King James Version) became vital to my life. I had thought that if I could somehow approximate the unfailing love of God, I could fix my marriage and get back to the way things were before so much unhappiness had found a place in our family.

I first heard about Christian Science in 2010, and through the study and practice of this Science, I have learned to rely on God for healing. With a heart full of gratitude, I want to share one of the many healings I have experienced.