Testimonies of Healing

Recently, my wife and I were on a vacation cruise, and she came down with a cold. We shared a very small cabin, which is the case on most cruise ships.

In my twenties, I contracted measles. I immediately contacted a Christian Science practitioner for treatment through prayer, but despite our best efforts, the case deteriorated rapidly and I became mentally and physically incapacitated.

On Mother’s Day, my husband and I were playing golf after church. Just short of the 11th hole, my husband was pitching onto the green and gave his ball a tremendous hit.

In recent years I have hesitated to call myself “retired,” while still contemplating the idea of being free of work responsibilities and ties to the world at large. Little did I know that freedom from those ties still gives us plenty of work—in God’s kingdom on earth.

When I was in the eighth month of pregnancy with my second child, I was diagnosed with a critical, usually fatal, disease. The doctor was very concerned and called in a specialist.

Over three years ago I began to experience aggressive internal pain every few weeks. Most of the time I would be awakened by this discomfort in the middle of the night.

During a routine visit to the dentist for a teeth cleaning, the hygienist asked me if anything bothered me. I assured her that there was nothing.

In a message to The Mother Church in 1896, Mary Baker Eddy wrote, “One thing I have greatly desired, and again earnestly request, namely, that Christian Scientists, here and elsewhere, pray daily for themselves; not verbally, nor on bended knee, but mentally, meekly, and importunately” ( Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 127 ).

About two years ago, I noticed irregularities in my heartbeat, followed by symptoms of fatigue and weakness. My oldest son, who is not a Christian Scientist, went searching for medical information online.

About three years ago, I was healed of injuries to my hip and shoulder that were caused by a fall on an icy driveway. After the fall, I was unable to move my arm easily or sleep on my right side.