Since my testimony that appeared in the August, 1964, issue of The Christian Science journal, I have experienced a number of healings, but one in particular stands out —release from the temptation to indulge in overeating.
I knew that I did not wish to diet or use willpower, but also knew that it would be foolish, disobedient, and inconsistent simply to claim my freedom and yet continue to indulge, so I determined to eat moderately.
Recalling Mrs. Eddy's statement from the textbook, Science and Health (p. 206), "The power of the human will should be exercised only in subordination to Truth," I remembered that quite a number of years before, I had experienced release from the smoking habit through the prayerful work of a Christian Science practitioner. At that time treatment had been continued for about a week, and during that time I had positively refused to indulge the error. I recalled that by the end of the week I had simply lost all desire to smoke, and I rejoiced that the healing was permanent.
