Testimonies of Healing

A little more than 20 years ago, before I found out about Christian Science, I was suffering from many ills: a grave problem with my eyes, back pains, rheumatism, and chronic constipation. I would often cry about my situation, wondering if my life would be better one day.

As a result of my study of Christian Science, I felt no sense of loss or emptiness when my mother passed on recently, just a calm trust that she was going on as God’s dearly beloved daughter. My family has never been very close, but we came together in a warm, loving way at the funeral, and I felt that healing was taking place.

Some healings in Christian Science call for persistent trust, others involve humble reformation, while many come simply and quickly. Recently I’ve been thinking about some healings that came rapidly, and I’d like to share them.

I am extremely grateful for all the good that Christian Science helps me to regularly demonstrate. Some time ago, my wife and I had planned to spend a week’s vacation in the mountains.

Since the time I took class instruction in Christian Science, I’ve been familiar with the seven synonyms for God that Mary Baker Eddy uses in Science and Health with Key to the Scripture . But recently, when reading this book, I noticed that the terms Principle and Love are used in close relationship, as in these passages: “He [Jesus] knew that the divine Principle, Love, creates and governs all that is real” ( p.

Because of my profession, I have a more or less public career. I speak in front of many people every day and constantly use my hands.

Approximately 34 years ago, when I was seven months pregnant, I found myself praying to achieve my first physical healing. It was summer, and as I was going into a swimming pool, I slipped.

Mary Baker Eddy calls marriage, “a centre for the affections” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , p. 60 ).

Early in 2009, I got up one morning and had difficulty keeping my balance. As I walked, I had to lean on the walls to steady myself to keep from stumbling.

One day, when my son was in preschool, he came home and told me about a friend of his who had been fearful when a story about giants was read at school. A little later my son complained of an earache.