Testimonies of Healing
My introduction to Christian Science came after I had been searching many years to find the truth. I had explored several different faiths, but none really was right for me until I found Christian Science.
At school one day my friends and I were playing tag. One friend hit me in the nose by accident, and I fell and hit my head on a big rock.
I am John's mother. When the substitute nurse at John's school called, she was very concerned about his condition.
I'm grateful for a childhood in a Christian Scientist family. One grandmother very early taught me familiar Bible verses that have stayed with me, while another read the Bible Lessons from the Christian Science Quarterly with me every morning before I went to school.
" The king's daughter is all glorious within. " What a wonderful healing thought! Women (and men) everywhere might ponder this verse from Psalms often, to assure themselves of God's love for them.
I have much cause for testifying to the healing power of God as revealed in Christian Science. For four years after my divorce, I was to be included in what one might call "the mesmerism of sin.
God's ways are wonderful! I view Christian Science as the most priceless treasure in my life, and I have seen proof of its power. During the more than thirty-nine years of its prohibition in my country, Christian Science continued to help me to lead a happy family life and to be successful in my work as a teacher at a university-preparatory high school.
A Bible verse reads, "I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. " I too would like to "sing" my praise to God for His mercies and faithfulness.
In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy writes, "Testimony in regard to the healing of the sick is highly important. More than a mere rehearsal of blessings, it scales the pinnacle of praise and illustrates the demonstration of Christ, 'who healeth all thy diseases' (Psalm 103:3).
Twenty-nine years ago I found Christian Science after many years of searching and studying various religions. It has been the greatest blessing in my life, for which I am deeply grateful.