Testimonies of Healing

On looking back to last year, when my wife passed on, I realise how much I owe to Christian Science for showing me how gratitude dispels grief. My dear wife and I had shared so many wonderful years together, and part of what we had been learning was more of what Christianity teaches about our identity as God's child.

At the time my daughter was born, I was considered past the normally accepted age that a woman should be having her first child. During my sixth month, I engaged a doctor who was willing to assist with natural childbirth.

"Good is natural and primitive. It is not miraculous to itself" ( Science and Health, p.

My oldest son (then five years old) was healed through Christian Science treatment when he was in the hospital, paralyzed, and running a very high fever. The situation looked hopeless.

I was alone in my car and just taking a turn onto the motorway when I noticed a man needing a lift. He seemed quite desperate, so I stopped and let him in.

I am very grateful for Christian Science. One night when my younger daughter was a toddler, she had trouble breathing.

I would like to express gratitude for a healing that has been very significant to me because of the sweetness and grace with which it came. During college, I began to drink coffee.

I met her at a party. She was the wife of one of my husband's business associates.

About thirteen years ago I was clearing snow from my driveway, and in lifting the heavy machine to clear it of a blockage I felt something in my back "give out. " Although I continued to have an active day, the pain increased to where it was difficult to walk, to sit, or to move in any way.

It is with gratitude and love that I testify to the beauty in my life, which has been centred in Christian Science. During the years of World War II, I brought up my three children in the hills of Derbyshire.