Testimonies of Healing
With a great deal of love and appreciation to God for our Master, Christ Jesus, and for his dedicated follower, Mary Baker Eddy, I write this testimony. As a lifelong Christian Scientist, with the exception of a few unfruitful years when I stopped studying Science, I have witnessed many wonderful examples of God's guidance and care.
In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy counsels ( p.
To have been introduced to Christian Science is the greatest blessing of my life. It came at a time when I felt I had lost my childhood conviction that someday I would find the truth.
I first heard of Christian Science after two surgical operations and the birth of my second child. My marriage was breaking up and I was in a very depressed and fearful state of mind.
Some years ago I was repairing rusty musical instruments in the college where I was a professor of singing. Suddenly the aerosol can I was using exploded in my face.
I was raised by very kind, moral parents, one of whom took me to a Protestant Sunday School and the other of whom entertained basic doubts as to the very existence of God. I loved them both but found as I was growing up that I lacked a sound moral basis for making decisions.
When I was a child I had two persistent physical problems. One was a lame leg.
How grateful I am for Christian Science! On returning to the United States after having lived abroad for several years, I made an appointment with a reputable dentist I had gone to previously to have my teeth cleaned. X-rays were taken at the dentist's request.
"O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day" ( Ps.
When Christian Science was introduced into our family by a dear sister-in-law, I started reading the textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, thinking that I would read until I found out what was wrong with the book. Then I would discard it and withdraw our kindergartenage daughter from the Christian Science Sunday School where we had enrolled her.