Testimonies of Healing

One day in early 2012, my husband noticed our son’s gelding, Vinny, exhibiting behavior that unmistakably indicated serious colic. Colic is often fatal in horses.

While working in Africa for several months, I was invited by good friends to spend five days visiting Kruger National Park, a large game preserve. I had never done this before but always wanted to, so I was very excited by the prospect.

Science and Health came into my life as a beacon of light, bringing me a sense of harmony and peace. I have learned from this book the love, wisdom, and power that God manifests in our lives when we’re facing health problems.

In 2000, I was moving to another city, and with all the problems to solve relating to the move and two young daughters requiring my attention, I felt very stressed and started showing symptoms of a heart disorder.   The episodes were constant, but I didn’t think much about the condition until one day while shopping I felt chest pain and experienced an increased heart rate; my vision became blurred and I almost fainted.

Six years ago a sticky substance formed on one of my eyes, which made it very hard for me to see. I asked a Christian Science practitioner for prayerful help.

There was a time in my life when a missed train, an impudent remark, or a flat bicycle tire made me fly into a fury. Sometimes the situations that triggered in me strong feelings of anger, disappointment, desperation, and fear seemed to be substantial and sometimes they were insignificant.

In 2009, I received a professional fellowship to spend a year in Germany. Though Germany was a country I’d never visited, and I didn’t know German, I was excited about the adventure.

Recently I was reading “Your questions and answers” in the October 2012 Journal , where the questioner commented on making Christian Science one’s own (Question: “ Do children need to make Christian Science their ‘own’? ” Answered by Richard Evans). This started me thinking about how and when in my lifetime did I really begin praying and knowing the truths taught in Christian Science for myself.

Not so long ago I thought I was doing all I needed to do for church by working as a Christian Science nurse. I decided that this was my church work.

Last year I began experiencing pain in my hip. The pain didn’t prevent me from doing my usual activities, so at first I didn’t take it seriously.