Testimonies of Healing

THE ACHILLES' TENDON of my right leg had been painful and stiff for several months. But since I had been able to carry on with my duties as a young wife and mother, I didn't give the situation much attention—even though my usual response would have been to pray about it.

I HAD JUST COMPLETED a three-day business trip to Jammu, India. On the eight-hour return trip, I suddenly developed symptoms of indigestion.

ALTHOUGH THE TIME HAD PASSED for my normal menstrual cycle to end, the bleeding continued—and at a much heavier rate than usual. After this had gone on for about two weeks, I began to feel weak and to experience heaviness in my limbs.

I WAS ANTICIPATING my second day of Primary class instruciton, where I was learning from a Christian Science teacher about how to heal through prayer. That morning before class, I had an opportunity to put what I was learning to use.

I HAD HURT MY ANKLE and had to treat it gently. But, for a few days, I was very casual in my prayer about it—perhaps thinking I would "walk it off.

I AM A LIFELONG Christian Scientist. My personal notebook records 53 specific and clear-cut demonstrations of the power of God, Spirit—of Truth, Life, and Love—in my experience.

AT FIRST I wasn't too keen to help. But my husband needed me to hold the ladder as he fixed an electricity pole at the front of our property.

LAST YEAR , one of my teeth became inflamed and very painful. I went to the dentist and he described the dental work that was needed.

I'D BEEN STRUGGLING with a sore foot for more than a week. For no apparent reason, this foot had become inflamed and quite painful, making it difficult to walk.

MY WIFE AND I had just completed a long day of driving from St. Louis to our second home, in Maine.