I submit this testimony of healing to share with others my victory over error in the hope that they will receive strength to persevere in the face of difficult problems.
Off and on for a period of ten years I struggled with an unsightly and uncomfortable skin condition on my hands. Because it would appear intermittently over the years, I never really tackled the condition wholeheartedly through Christian Science, although I had been raised a Scientist. Finally, however, about two years ago the condition became worse. I wanted to hide my hands in public because people stared so. At night the discomfort interfered with my sleep. During this two year period I had been earnestly trying to work this out myself through prayer. The ninety-first Psalm was particularly helpful.
However, as the condition persisted, I called for treatment from a Christian Science practitioner. She faithfully and calmly sustained me by giving me many references to study. Especially comforting to me were psalms on trust in God (Psalms 16, 23, 25, 27) and this statement of Mrs. Eddy's: "Science knows no lapse from nor return to harmony." The complete sentence reads (Science and Health, pp. 470-471): "The relations of God and man, divine Principle and idea, are indestructible in Science; and Science knows no lapse from nor return to harmony, but holds the divine order or spiritual law, in which God and all that He creates are perfect and eternal, to have remained unchanged in its eternal history." I prayed very conscientiously daily and tried not to look at the material evidence before me. I also knew that because I was truly God's perfect reflection, I reflected beauty, and that was all anyone else could really see. At night I sang hymns aloud to get my peace.
