Testimonies of Healing

During the Vietnam conflict I commanded a battalion of naval construction men. When we arrived in Vietnam, I made a tour of the construction sites we were to assume responsibility for.

Psalm 150 exhorts us to praise God for His "mighty acts" and for His "excellent greatness" (see verse 2). In obedience to this I would like to express my gratitude and praise to God.

It is time that I express my deep gratitude for Christian Science and the many ways it has blessed me over the years. Spiritual blessings have included learning of God's ever-present goodness and all-power, and of man's perfect oneness with Him as His spiritual idea.

At one point an inflamed skin condition developed on one side of my face and head. When I first saw it, I immediately affirmed what I knew to be true of my spotless nature as God's perfect man and acknowledged God's supreme control over His creation.

At one time I was having heart problems. In addition, I was working full time plus caring for my home and family.

It has been over twenty-eight years since my testimony of healing appeared in an issue of the Christian Science Sentinel. At that time I had been married to a conscientious student of Science for about three years.

I am extremely grateful that my parents accepted Christian Science when I was a small child. This Science has enabled me to deal successfully with the problems that come up in daily life, and I have had many physical healings.

Mrs. Eddy states in No and Yes ( p.

One Christmas Eve when I was a very new student of Christian Science I found myself with a terrific headache and upset stomach. I had not finished all my preparations and projects for the next day and had been feeling pressured and hurried.

In today's world there is considerable thought given to ways of coping with physical illness. As a longtime student of Christian Science, I turned naturally and immediately to God for healing when I was faced with physical illness two years ago.