Testimonies of Healing

Last year, one of my knees began to hurt when I walked. There did not seem to be a reason for the discomfort, which came and went.

I was introduced to Christian Science by a coworker many years ago. In the forty years since I first learned of Christian Science, I have experienced firsthand its healing effect.

When I was about seventeen, I began suffering from severe earaches. After waking one morning, I felt a stabbing pain in my right ear.

Nearing the end of my second pregnancy, the kind family doctor informed me that our baby boy was in a breech position. He knew I was a Christian Scientist and asked me to pray about it.

Several years ago my husband and I were traveling and I became ill with a severe respiratory condition. I prayed, simply affirming what I have learned in my study of Christian Science—that God, good, is all, and there is nothing besides Him.

About twenty years ago I had an itchy rash on my body. I kept the affected areas covered with bandages to keep from scratching, and I was able to continue my teaching and other daily work.

In Science and  Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy writes, “If Spirit or the power of divine Love bear witness to the truth, this is the ultimatum, the scientific way, and the healing is instantaneous” ( p. 411 ).

When I went to an eye doctor for new glasses, he examined my eyes and told me I had strong evidence of a degenerative eye disease. He recommended medical treatment in hopes of preventing a gradual loss of vision.

Over the past year, I have been learning a lot about God being the only cause from the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I have also been learning that if something doesn’t come from God, then it’s my divine right to completely dismiss it (see, for example, page 390 of Science and Health ).

While climbing the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris with my husband many years ago, I suddenly panicked. The higher we went, the more terrified I became, until I was so overwhelmed I had to go back down.