Testimonies of Healing

"Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law" ( Ps. 119:18 ).

"Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy" ( Ps. 5:11 ).

The summer following my third year of college, I auditioned for and was hired by a professional stock theater. I prepared prayerfully for this job by studying the definition of God found in the Glossary of Science and Health by Mrs.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding" ( Prov. 3:5 ).

Many wonderful healings have occurred in my life since I began my study of Christian Science. I particularly want to share one that has been very special to me.

An issue of the Christian Science Sentinel during 1976 reported some of the healings and demonstrations of the effectiveness of Christian Science in my experience. One which I did not mention was the healing of headaches.

One day in July 1983 I was driving to the north of London to fulfill a duty at a Christian Science nursing facility. For about four years I had volunteered there —work that involved, among other things, reading the Bible Lesson outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly to the guests and patients.

About fifteen years after I graduated from high school I decided to further my education. So when my twin daughters entered first grade, I began attending college.

One time the inspiration gained from a simple statement of Truth was able to turn around completely a fatal medical prediction. I was seventeen years old at the time, a junior in high school.

My gratitude goes out for Mrs. Eddy's vision in providing for the establishment of Christian Science organizations at universities and colleges (see Manual of The Mother Church , Art.