Testimonies of Healing

One Saturday in late May during my senior year in high school, my hometown in Minnesota was struck by a ferocious wind storm. Quite suddenly the power went out, and as a bolt of lightning illuminated the backyard, my family and I were dismayed to see that our largest weeping willow had been ripped apart by the wind, and one of its branches had fallen straight across the power lines, knocking out our electricity.

For a number of years I drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes. Then, because of my relatives' concern, I began studying the Bible and Science and Health.

About 12 years ago, I was addicted to painkillers. I was a helpless victim of severe migraines, which required large doses of pills, and before I knew it I'd become addicted to them.

Early last summer I began having trouble with my thumbs, and they gradually got worse. For a period of about four months, they would frequently pop out of joint, and my hands began to be stiff and painful as well.

Gratitude is very powerful. It connects us with God's law of good, which is always at work.

Over the years, I've become convinced that Christian Science is based on the laws of God, which exist for anyone to understand and prove. Their credibility and reliability have been proved to me through a lifetime of healing experiences.

About two years ago, I started a food business in a rented space. The owner of the property was eager to help me get started and assured me that the site had excellent potential.

Shortly After Thanksgiving two years ago, I started coughing, had shortness of breath, and lost my appetite, all of which made me feel very weak. For a couple of days, I drifted in and out of consciousness.

I'd called a Christian Science Reading Room listed in the phone book two weeks earlier. Now I was ready to find out more about another listing—"Christian Science Practitioner.

Mom Saw In The Mist a lesson for me and my brother. I was a teenager at the time, but the metaphor has come in handy as an adult.