Testimonies of Healing
After my older brother, who was a great support to me, passed away in 1977, I faced lots of challenges. Most of all, I was very worried about my daughter’s health.
One morning I woke up and my wrist hurt, and it hurt more as the day went on. By the next morning, I could barely use my left hand, and my wrist was swollen.
It was Christmas day. I had flown to Florida to spend Christmas with my mother, and while I was there I wanted to help her in any way I could.
A number of years ago I attended a theater where the emcee introduced a hypnotist and asked the audience for volunteers to come up onstage to be hypnotized. The hypnotist spoke to each person briefly, then dismissed the majority of volunteers, leaving only four people.
I had been married for about two years and was living in West Africa with my husband when we found out I was pregnant. This was exciting news for us, but it was also a bit scary.
It was a dark, cold, and damp winter night as I got into my car. I had just finished a long day’s work, and I felt I was definitely getting a cold.
About a year ago, I was out on an afternoon bicycle ride. While I normally ride at a brisk pace, I was riding faster than usual, pushing myself to get the ride completed in time to fulfill an unexpected evening obligation that had arisen earlier that day.
As the author began studying Christian Science, she saw more of her spiritual identity, and thoughts of fear and sadness completely disappeared.
I grew up in a secular household, but always craved a more spiritual understanding of life and my relationship with God. I’d read many philosophical and metaphysical books that talked about a higher, universal power, but when I found Christian Science, I was excited to have found that missing piece that explained how I am always connected to God and that He governs all aspects of our lives.
The author states, “I learned that those attacking may seem to be enemies doing us harm, but they are actually friends forcing us to go up higher in our understanding of reality.”