Testimonies of Healing

About a year ago, one evening we were getting our seven-year-old son ready for bed, he complained that his neck hurt. As we do for all our needs, we turned in prayer to God for healing.

My husband and I made plans to visit our eldest son and his family for the Christmas holidays and, in preparation for this, I had quite a bit of work to do. Previous visits to this family had been marked by much in-harmony.

My mother passed on suddenly, just as I was starting to appreciate her. I reached out to God, seeking for a way of life that I could follow to show my gratitude to her.

I sit here today thinking how thankful I am for Christian Science. Through prayer I have had physical healings of a fractured pelvic bone, bee stings on my legs, and a severe fever that came after an overdose of immunization I was required to have before traveling.

One day I was busy washing dishes at the sink. Suddenly I was overcome by a feeling that everything around me was disappearing.

I could write a book about all the blessings received from studying Christian Science, but here are just a few. In 1929 a friend introduced my mother to Christian Science.

Last December I completed a three-year term as First Reader in my church. It was a wonderful tour of duty: it uplifted my spiritual consciousness more than I could have imagined, and therefore blessed me more than I could have imagined.

One day I hurriedly jaywalked across a busy six-lane city street, because there were no cars coming. Suddenly a car on the far side of the street made a U-turn and struck me.

In 1986 I completed graduate studies in a teachers' training college. I did not know where to begin to find a good job.

When my husband of many years passed on several years ago, I had to regain my poise and find new direction. The requirement kept appearing for me "to know what to do with the rest of my life.