Testimonies of Healing

Many wonderful changes have occurred in my life since I was introduced to Christian Science. A great sense of gratitude motivates me to report these healings.

My husband and I were married twelve years before our first child was born. I had wanted to have children, but we had put it off when we were newly married and establishing a home.

Not long ago I was traveling with a tour group in Switzerland. Each member of the group had purchased a special travel pass before leaving the United States.

"What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord" ( Ps. 116:12, 13 ).

For four generations members of our family have been healed, blessed, and regenerated through the teachings of Christian Science. My mother was the first one.

As a young child, I had a warm, radiant feeling that God was wholly good and that He loved me very much. Years of sound instruction, which I received as a pupil in the Christian Science Sunday School, deepened this conviction in my heart.

As I begin this testimony, I realize how grateful I am for spiritually-minded parents. Although they were not Christian Scientists while I was growing up, in times of need they always turned to God.

Although my brother and I did not grow up in a particularly religious household, we did attend a Christian Science Sunday School (albeit sporadically) and were encouraged to apply the spiritual truths we learned there in our everyday experience. A few years after high school, however, and in the face of family tragedy, I stopped praying and ended up seeking refuge primarily in superficial relationships, in others' opinions, and eventually in alcohol.

One day I was having a pleasant telephone conversation with a friend when a man knocked on our door. He identified himself as a local police detective, and he asked me to accompany him to the scene of an accident that had occurred on the next street.

Since I began the study of Christian Science twenty-seven years ago, I have found the testimonies of healing in our periodicals to be a valuable asset in forwarding the demonstration of this great truth for both myself and my family— especially in times of urgent need. I would like to share the following experience regarding our youngest daughter, LeeAnn, who is now in her teens.