
Testimonies of Healing
When "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy was first lent to me, fifteen years ago, I was very sick. I read the book, and although I did not seem to understand it, I suddenly realized that life is not in the body.
About sixteen years ago Christian Science came my way. I was then almost a wreck, and all material remedies had failed to help me.
" Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. " About six years ago people moved near me who were Christian Scientists.
For over twenty years, Christian Science has been my daily guide, affording relief from pain and comfort in distress. Words are inadequate to express my gratitude; only daily service for the Cause can prove my sincerity and love for our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy.
In the Preface to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. vii ) Mrs.
I am grateful for the experience which brought me into Christian Science—an instantaneous healing of grief and a sense of separation when my mother passed on. This healing was brought about through just a few remarks made about Christian Science by a comforting friend.
I am grateful for the opportunity to express my gratitude for the healing power of Christian Science. Through reading the inspired pages of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy I was healed of grief, chronic headaches, colds, and many other conditions.
It is about eleven years since I attended my first Christian Science service. I did not come to Christian Science for healing.
For many years, in which I experienced ill health and morbid mental conditions, I depended on materia medica to meet my needs, but received no permanent relief. Finally, I came to the point where it was a case of "choose you this day whom ye will serve.
Christian Science brought into my experience boundless joy and a certain knowledge of God, who, the Psalmist says, "is a very present help in trouble. " The first real test of God's Word as a healing power came after a year's study of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy.