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Testimonies of Healing
“ God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” ( II Timothy 1:7 ). This beautiful biblical passage became a living reality in my experience.
For several days I would suffer from acute stomach pain whenever I had something to eat. It didn’t matter what I’d eaten.
In 2016 my husband and I traveled to New Zealand for a series of work-related events and completed a four-city tour. On the closing night of the work events, a celebratory dinner was planned for all the participants and their family and friends.
I woke up one morning and thought, “Today’s the day we move home!” But I wasn’t happy like I should have been. I was sad.
One Sunday morning , I thought it would be fun to go for a run before church. As I was jogging down our steps, I was distracted by something in the street.
One afternoon in the middle of our son’s fourth-grade year in elementary school, I got a call from the nurse’s office to pick him up. He was feeling nauseous and his head hurt.
Years ago when I was making the transition between my work with a local dance company and a new career, I had a healing of an inflamed and swollen eye. Although I was no longer officially working for the company, they would sometimes ask me to come to rehearsals and give notes about what needed improvement.
One morning in December 2021, I was busy getting a project finished, when I found myself on the floor and realized I had fainted. I was able to get to my cellphone and call a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me.
Several years ago , after conducting the Sunday service as substitute First Reader at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I tripped going down the steps from the Readers’ platform, slamming my head and side against a wall and landing hard on the floor. Immediately, I mentally said, “No!” remembering that accidents are unknown to God and His children.
Since childhood, I’d had trouble with hearing. My mom and dad prayed with me, and my hearing would improve for a while, but then the problem would recur.