Testimonies of Healing

The lecture I'd just attended on the Science of Christianity had been so inspiring that I thought about it all the way home. When I got home and opened the door that leads to our backyard I saw one of our cairn terriers, Robbie, dive toward something on the brick walk.

A couple of years ago I noticed that a small growth had formed at the corner of one eye, under the skin. Initially I thought very little about it, but after several days it became more uncomfortable and pronounced.

My first Christian Science healing took place when I was 18 and serving in the Navy during the Second World war. As a young person growing up, I'd always had boils.

There was a story I would occasionally tell regarding how badly my mother treated me throughout my life. It was a story about verbal and emotional abuse, and I told it well.

One Saturday in late May during my senior year in high school, my hometown in Minnesota was struck by a ferocious wind storm. Quite suddenly the power went out, and as a bolt of lightning illuminated the backyard, my family and I were dismayed to see that our largest weeping willow had been ripped apart by the wind, and one of its branches had fallen straight across the power lines, knocking out our electricity.

For a number of years I drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes. Then, because of my relatives' concern, I began studying the Bible and Science and Health.

About 12 years ago, I was addicted to painkillers. I was a helpless victim of severe migraines, which required large doses of pills, and before I knew it I'd become addicted to them.

Early last summer I began having trouble with my thumbs, and they gradually got worse. For a period of about four months, they would frequently pop out of joint, and my hands began to be stiff and painful as well.

Gratitude is very powerful. It connects us with God's law of good, which is always at work.

Over the years, I've become convinced that Christian Science is based on the laws of God, which exist for anyone to understand and prove. Their credibility and reliability have been proved to me through a lifetime of healing experiences.