Testimonies of Healing

I must express in writing my deep gratitude to God for all that Christian Science has brought to my life—spiritual learning, guidance, provision, protection, redemption, and healing. My parents confirm that while I was growing up, diseases commonly associated with childhood were few, and quickly healed through prayer.

In my early twenties I was not living a very moral life. During this time I became ill and finally went to a doctor.

Recently our family rented a one-room cabin for a long weekend camping trip. Early the first evening I was splitting firewood when the ax I was using slipped off a log and down onto my right foot.

The very first Christian Science healing that occurred in our family was a healing I experienced as a child. At that time my parents had been introduced only recently to this Science by a Christian Science practitioner.

As a lifelong student of Christian Science, I have experienced many healings through the study and application of Science. I have been healed of illnesses and injuries; supply has been met; relationships have been harmonized; and remarkable protection and safety have been experienced during an active career in athletics and as a combat infantryman during World War II.

As a child raised in a home where my mother practiced Christian Science, I not only witnessed many Christian Science healings in our family but I also experienced them. Among the various healings we had—of burns, colds, the effects of accidents, mumps, and other diseases—I vividly recall one healing that occurred when I was in the fourth grade.

Our family has had many beautiful healings in Christian Science. Some have occurred quickly; others have required diligent prayer and steadfast trust in the power of divine Truth to heal.

I came to know about Christian Science through a friend at a time when I was facing a severe ordeal. My religion had failed to provide me with an answer, and I had begun to wonder if God was cruel.

When I was a child I longed to know the reason for my being, the meaning of life, and who and what God is. My parents were loving, active church members and, with our minister, attempted to answer my questions.

I would like to add my testimony to the accumulating evidence that Christian Science does heal. I have had so many healings that I would need a book to describe them all.