Testimonies of Healing

Twelve years ago I had a rewarding opportunity to serve as a chaplain at a men's jail in California. One evening while I was waiting to be escorted up to the chapel, the guard said to me, "Why do you take your time to come here? These men are not worth your time.

I am profoundly grateful to have been raised by parents who never wavered from their reliance on Christian Science in raising a large family. Science has been a source of strength in many difficult situations.

When I was growing up, my father was my best friend. There were no children my age living near us, so he took on the responsibility of both educating and entertaining me.

My hope is to share in a meaningful way some of my deep feelings of gratitude not only for the Christian Science movement but also for the overflowing love expressed by those demonstrating Christian Science. I am very fortunate to have been raised in a loving Christian Science family and to have attended Christian Science Sunday School.

One Friday afternoon while I was at work dismantling a trailer on a construction site, a metal section of pipe that had been attached to the ceiling of the trailer came crashing down and landed squarely on my head. I fell to the floor and lay there, feeling dizzy and on the verge of unconsciousness.

When our son was about two years old he began to have symptoms of what I suspected was leukemia. I was familiar with these symptoms because I had known two children with this disease.

When healing comes and normalcy returns, there aren't words to describe the gratitude this brings. When false traits of character are seen and replaced with the true nature of man in God's likeness, the feeling of regeneration and renewal is awesome.

One week while I was studying the Bible Lesson on the subject of "God the Only Cause and Creator," it became clear to me that there can be no opposite to God's goodness. Since God fills all space, there can be no opposite, no room for anything unlike Him.

In 1988 we were blessed with the arrival of our third daughter. Before her birth there were many opportunities to prove through the practice of Christian Science that God is man's Life.

Recently I was loading a wheelbarrow with roof shingles when I stepped on a long shingle nail, which went through my shoe deep into my foot. I removed it immediately.