Testimonies of Healing
ONE EVENING, about ten years ago, I was stricken with severe pain in my lower back and abdomen. Having been raised in Christian Science, my first inclination was to pray for myself.
AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN, I opened a book, given to our family by a Christian Scientist, that had sat unread for years on our living room bookshelf. I'd been seeking answers to questions about God and life for several years, and that book, Science and Health, brought answers.
DURING MY FIRST two years of college, I was involved with a variety of activities. In addition to classes, I was part of the cross-country team, track team, jazz band, Christian Science organization, and student government.
SINCE BEGINNING my work in studying Christian Science, I've had many good things happen to me and am very grateful for the opportunity to understand more about spiritual healing. I've had many healings, but one recently has stuck out as having a big impact in my life.
ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO , I had a remarkable experience, a healing, that I would like to report. In the middle of the night I was seized with a great pain.
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2006, I visited a friend who was on a work assignment in Hungary and is a dedicated Christian Scientist. One weekend afternoon we went swimming in an outdoor pool complex, and my friend decided to go down a very steep slide that had a big warning sign next to it saying that you were taking this slide at your own risk.
OVER 30 YEARS AGO, I was having a lovely dinner at the home of my friends while their three Siamese cats roamed the apartment, and as usual, I was bursting out in allergic reactions. For several months, I had experienced allergic symptoms to cats.
I HAVE HAD SO MUCH help from reading the testimonies in the periodicals, that at last I submit my own testimony. Over 45 years ago, my third child, Brenda, was severely burned on the face, hands, and legs in a fire when she was four years old.
I CAME INTO Christian Science due to a crisis brought on by a serious bout of depression. Starting my testimony requires that I begin by giving you a little background information.
AS A CHILD, I ATTENDED a Christian Science Sunday School. However, I was frequently ill growing up and my parents called on medical doctors for help when I wasn't well.