A HEALING in Christian Science is the most wonderful and gracious experience possible to men on earth. It is the sure sign to one of Immanuel, God with us; the Christ in evidence, or, as defined by Mrs. Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 583), it is "the divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error." A Christian Science healing demonstrates that man is spiritual. It reveals the fact that God is Mind, that He is one and All, and that this Mind is reflected by man. It satisfies the one healed that God is Love, ready to meet his particular need, yes, every human need.
The man who has experienced healing in Christian Science sees the utter refutation of the belief in disease as cause or effect. He has witnessed the disproof, in degree, of the presence and power of the devil, so called, error of every name and nature. He has thus learned not to be afraid, because there is nothing to be afraid of. He knows, just as Job came to know, that his redeemer liveth, that while yet in his flesh he shall see God. He is glad to learn that he has always at hand a very present help in time of trouble. He trustingly accedes to the wisdom of the rule promulgated by Jesus, that we should always seek first "the kingdom of God, and his righteousness."
My experience in Christian Science, an experience covering some fourteen years, began with healing. A biography of my life throughout these years would chronicle a long list of deliverances from bondage, and but for one, and possibly more, of these deliverances, I would certainly not be here to tell the tale,— to express my confidence in Christian Science, my love for our revered Leader, Mrs. Eddy, and my hope and faith in God.
