Testimonies of Healing

People can suffer from a poor self-image and not even know it! I did, and when I finally turned to God in prayer, I was led to Christian Science and gained a new view of myself based on God as creator and man as His flawless likeness. This changed my life.

While Looking through a camera one day, I realized I could not focus. I thought something was wrong with my expensive camera! My vision had always been exceptional, and it took a few days to realize that the problem was with one of my eyes.

For A Time, I was experiencing feelings of deep depression. I turned to the dictionary and looked up the word depression.

It Was Midwinter —a cold early-July morning—a good morning for spending at one's desk. As an octogenarian living alone, I cherish such periods of uninterrupted study of Christian Science, and I have needed neither medical attention nor pharmaceutics.

My Brother, Sister , and I were raised as Christian Scientists, and we witnessed and experienced many quick and complete healings as we grew up. These included broken bones set and healed within hours, so-called childhood diseases gone overnight, bee stings proved harmless, and sprains overcome.

" The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised" ( Luke 4:18 ). The authority of the Christ expressed in this Biblical passage touched me with its power and washed away a sense of mortal history and fear.

Christian Science has been such a blessing in my life. From the time I was three, the Sunday School brought to my attention how much God loved me.

I'VE HAD MANY BLESSINGS from the application of Christian Science. These include healings of illness, acute pain, relationship difficulties, protection in an automobile accident, and challenges overcome in meeting college requirements; also, guidance in finding appropriate employment and healings involving pets.

During my college years I studied comparative religions, but did not see any need for religion in my life. I had been raised as a Christian Scientist, but I married someone of another faith, and was more concerned with finding the middle ground between our two widely differing backgrounds.

While At Work one day, I was suddenly overcome with dizziness and illness. I managed to get to a phone to call a Christian Science practitioner, excused myself from the job, and got to my car, where I could rest and pray.