Testimonies of Healing

The Master said, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. " Through Christian Science I have experienced the truth of these words, in that it has brought me, together with health and regeneration, the joy and bliss of knowing the true God, who healeth and comforteth us.

When Christian Science first came to me I was suffering from a belief of sorrow and great loneliness; also the problem of having to make my own living was before me and caused a great deal of fear and worry, as I had been tenderly reared and did not know which way to turn. About this time a sister was healed by Christian Science treatment.

I have been a student of Christian Science for about five years, and during that time have had many proofs of the healing efficacy of this wonderful truth, for which I am very grateful. A severe bowel disorder which had troubled me since childhood has been overcome, and glasses which had been worn for several years on account of weak eyes were discarded when I came into Science.

I am indeed grateful for the blessings that have come to me through the study and application of the truths taught in Christian Science. Five years ago a malignant growth, for which an operation had been recommended by our family physician, was removed through the power of divine Love.

In Isaiah we read, "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters. " How grateful I am that I have found the way to drink of these living waters! For years I lived a happy-go-lucky life, quite satisfied with things as they were.

It was not for the physical healing that I came to Christian Science. There was one memorable day in my life when a prayer went out from my heart with a yearning I had never before experienced, asking for the truth to be revealed as God, the source of truth, would have me know it; and this desire remained with me until I was led into Christian Science, when I felt that it had been answered.

Through Christian Science I have been enabled to leave off glasses which had been worn for sixteen years, and have been healed of partial deafness. The condition of my feet was such that I could not wear shoes all day, and could not walk any distance without suffering.

The psalmist says, "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High. " Surely it is a good thing for me to express with deepfelt love to God my gratitude for the blessings which I am receiving daily through the understanding of Christian Science gained from a study of the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.

Christian Science is the only form of religious teaching which I have ever embraced, having been educated in its precepts from the time I was five years of age. I have always accepted as a matter of course the fundamentals of this truth, and would have looked with amazement upon the presence of a doctor in our household.

The truth of the words, "Man's extremity is God's opportunity," was made clear to me when the hour seemed darkest. My little son, a strong, healthy child, became suddenly very ill with stomach and intestinal trouble, accompanied by nervousness and irritability.