Testimonies of Healing

One fine midmorning not too long ago, I sat down on the couch to enjoy some quiet time before lunch. As I was resting there, I watched a bee enter my room through the small gap at the bottom of the door.

By the time our son was about a year old, he occasionally exhibited troubling behavior. After falling asleep in his crib at night, he would wildly cry out.

A few years ago, I had a painful condition in the upper part of my mouth. At first, I thought it might be an allergic reaction.

Some years ago a growth appeared on my abdomen. I didn’t pay any attention to it until it became inflamed and painful.

Sitting stiffly on the edge of my couch, I was praying to find relief from intense internal pain. But as the night progressed, the problem worsened.

When I was a teenager, the lady who rented the upstairs of our home introduced my family to Christian Science. She was a delightful person.

The isolation of the lockdown imposed upon us during the recent pandemic was a blessing for me. It gave me time alone, away from the unwelcome stress I experienced when going to work, or even to the grocery store.

As a child I went to Sunday School, so the teachings of Christian Science were always very familiar to me. As a young adult I considered myself a Christian Scientist, even if I wasn’t very active in practicing it.

When I was in college and came home for Christmas break, one Sunday morning I decided to make some tea. Our family had just moved to a new house and the kitchen was unfamiliar to me.

Several years ago, I experienced three episodes of heart attack symptoms over a six-month period. The first was at home with my three college-age children.