Often when attending a Wednesday testimony meeting, I've tried to put myself in the shoes of someone who may have just walked into a Christian Science church for the first time. Maybe the visitor has taken a seat in the balcony, or in the rear of the auditorium, or right down front in the first pew.
During the time in the service for testimonies of Christian Science healing from the congregation, I've sometimes asked myself: "What is our new friend hearing? Does it make sense? Would the Science he's hearing about for the first time seem Christian? Is he learning anything about how the healing actually took place? Would he be able to catch something of the real spirit, the heart and soul love of Christian Science, as well as the letter?"
Try attending the next Wednesday meeting and taking a mental seat next to a "new friend" in the congregation. It can give us a fresh perspective on how to communicate more effectively in our testimonies. Perhaps we won't be so apt to talk only to ourselves, with code words like, "I had a seeming problem, did my work about it, and the error was handled." There can be more of the natural Christ-spirit, made evident as we clearly acknowledge the great power of God, as we rejoice in God's goodness, as we humbly and sincerely speak of how our thought was transformed by the Christ—how we were regenerated—and how there was healing.
