Testimonies of Healing
On the way to my church one day to do some chores, I suddenly had pain in my chest. As I drove into a parking space and shut off the motor, breathing was difficult and my left arm was completely numb.
Shortly after I became acquainted with Christian Science, I was boiling the laundry on a makeshift stove. As I lifted up the pot, it slipped, and the boiling liquid poured all over me.
Some time ago I discovered I could not see clearly at night nor recognize familiar faces across the street or the room; neither could I see movie screens and TV pictures clearly. I was also having difficulty seeing well enough to play golf and bowl.
In college I was a bacteriology major. I took extra courses and on-the-job training, and wound up in charge of a hospital and a public health laboratory.
As a young woman, I was hired by a large New York City department store to model clothes. I had had no previous experience as a model, but learned much that helped me through the conscientious study of Christian Science.
Seven years ago I moved from Michigan to Florida. I felt somewhat uneasy about the move, as I had frequently taken refuge in our basement during severe thunderstorms; I knew I would not have a basement in Florida, as that is not how houses are constructed here.
While on military duty during World War II, in the middle of a campaign, I saw that the Bible's words to forget "those things which are behind" carried with them the spiritual demand to go forward. The previous evening I had visited a field hospital to pray with a wounded Christian Scientist and bring him encouragement.
My first semester of college had gone fairly smoothly, and I seemed to be getting along well with my roommates. Even though I had been born and raised in a Christian Scientist family and had always relied on prayer, from the time I had first moved to college I hadn't attended church or read the Bible Lesson.
I am so grateful for the practicality of Christian Science! I was down on my knees in the bathroom, using a strong cleaning product. The bottle stopped spraying properly.