Testimonies of Healing
SOME YEARS AGO , as I was stepping off an open-air elevator called a "paternoster," I fell, jamming my thigh between the floor and the lift. My first thought was "God is here and God is my life.
I BECAME ACQUAINTED with Christian Science when I'd had enough of going to church. I felt that even though I prayed, God didn't give me any answers.
I WAS OUT for my usual morning walk, praying as I went along, when suddenly, I tripped over a large bump in the sidewalk and fell very hard on my side. The first thing that came to me was to say aloud, "God is Life.
CURLED UP IN MY COMFY CHAIR one morning, with my cat, Buster, in my lap, I found myself asking God if He thought I knew how to pray. I really wondered if I was doing it right.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED about healing is that it is important to expect it. As a lifelong Christian Scientist, I've found that this attitude has made a great difference in the many healings I've had.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY morning, and a couple of friends and I were going for a motorcycle ride, off the beaten path about an hour out of Los Angeles. I was warned there would be some very sharp turns, and since I hadn't ridden these roads before, I took careful note.
WE WERE ON BOARD a coastal steamer gliding through the fjords of Norway enjoying the wonderful sights—snowcapped mountains, glassy dark waters, and picture-perfect fishing villages. This was neither the time nor place to feel miserable; but that's just how I felt.
SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER , I'd suffered with severe cramps and other symptoms accompanying my monthly period. I prayed on and off about this, with some results, but I still struggled with being basically out of commission for at least a day every month.
AS A YMCA CAMP COUNSELOR , one of my responsibilities was to round up and feed the horses. One morning as I got close to the "alpha" horse, trying to keep out of range of its back hooves, I suddenly heard what sounded like a gunshot, followed quickly by what I realized was me crying out in extreme pain.
WHILE PREPARING TO LEAVE for a two-day business trip to a very rural part of Oregon, I began to experience pain in one of my molars. Although annoying, the pain was tolerable, and I attempted to just work through it.