Testimonies of Healing

ONE WEDNESDAY afternoon, I began experiencing a headache that became more intense as the day wore on. At the time I was serving as the organist in a Southern California Christian Science church about 45 minutes away from my home.

For most of my life I blamed my overwhelming unhappiness on my mental state. From the outside, people would have called me a success story.

I cannot recall a time in my life when society has been so bombarded with messages about the effects of aging. Recently, I had a healing of a physical ailment that alerted me to the importance of mentally challenging the assertions, particularly in the media, that we are vulnerable to certain diseases as we age and that modern medicine is the only solution.

I was touring a puppet show with my husband in our neighboring country, New Zealand, two years ago. It was my dream job and I was incredibly grateful for the opportunity.

Over Twenty Years ago, I caught one of my little toes on something and pulled it out of place. It was loose and didn't function properly.

I WOKE UP with a stiff neck and shoulder. And I also had back pain.

AS I WAS GETTING READY to leave the house to go to church one Sunday morning about a year ago, I was having trouble opening my left eye. It was very painful.

I'VE LEARNED THAT WHEN Christ Jesus told his disciples to heal the sick he was really giving a command and not making a suggestion. That directive is just as valid today as it was 2,000 years ago.

A FEW YEARS AGO my husband and I traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to see the show Phantom of the Opera, and I paid a visit to a Christian Science practitioner. I had been bleeding for five weeks continuously, a condition that I felt was related to menopause.

The healing of heart problems takes place when the author confronts fears and ruminations about death.