Testimonies of Healing

Since I had grown up in Christian Science, it was normal for me to expect healing. And I have experienced healings of all kinds, from toothaches to a badly injured arm to hypothyroidism (see Christian Science Sentinel, December 3, 2012 , and The Christian Science Journal , July 2018 ).

My husband and I were living abroad while he was doing research and I was studying in a translator’s program. During this time, we were delighted to learn that we were going to have a baby.

Several years ago , in the course of a few days, my ankles and feet became swollen and were in severe pain. It was a struggle to stand and move even using a walker.

A fun house mirror is designed to distort a viewer’s appearance, presenting a humorously skewed reflection that elicits laughter. But do these make us hasten to find a regular mirror to see if our faces, torsos, and appendages actually have become comically stretched or hilariously condensed? Hardly.

Reggie, an elderly dog we adopted, was a member of our family until last year. We loved him dearly and he lived with us long past the life expectancy of a dog of his breed.

“Every mortal at some period, here or hereafter, must grapple with and overcome the mortal belief in a power opposed to God,” says Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures ( p. 569 ).

Many years ago , I was hit by an aggressive wave of depression. It was so crippling that I found it hard to breathe properly.

A landmark experience two decades ago taught me how to pray and demonstrate healing. Some growths had appeared on my body, including one on my arm, and I was very alarmed.

“You had better be prepared for a long stay. ” The medical nurse’s words were designed to jolt my wife and me into recognizing the seriousness of the situation.

I would like to share a healing I experienced about ten years ago. I don’t know what the problem was, but one day my body seemed to shut down.