Testimonies of Healing

I HAD TAKEN A DAY OFF from work to help my in-laws sort through things for a yard sale at their parents' house before it was sold. It was the middle of summer, and the house had been closed up for months.

FOR WELL OVER A YEAR, at times I would be in such intense pain in my lower chest that I felt as if I were losing consciousness. The first such attack occurred one night when the pain was so severe that I did pass out.

Originally published in O Arauto da Christian Science I FOUND OUT about Christian Science during my adolescent years. I always liked Science and Health very much, and when I needed help, I would read it.

DESPERATE, I walked out to the middle of a bridge, leaned over the rail, and stared at the water beneath. I considered jumping.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED by accounts in the Bible of Jesus' marvelous healing work. His theology presents good as the only reality.

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, over a period of about two months, I could only hear a few of the testimonies at church on Wednesday nights. Gradually I could not hear them at all.

LAST SEPTEMBER on my way to church, I fell, turning my foot on its side. I heard a snap.

WALKING HOME FROM WORK one Friday evening last summer, I felt something uncomfortable in my chest every time one of my arms swung forward in rhythm with my stride. I touched the area to see what was causing the discomfort and found a small, hard lump on my chest.

IT HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. But this time, my failing health brought me to the point of being between life and death.

EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO I was diagnosed with vaginal cancer. The gynecologist who had examined me told me I would need to have surgery.