Testimonies of Healing
Many years ago, before I'd even heard of Christian Science, my sister became ill and had several operations. One day the doctor called me out of my sister's hospital room and told me that I should look for comfort in my religion, because my sister would never get well again.
The practical effectiveness of Christian Science has been proved by our family over the years. One specific incident really brought home the fact to us that because we are truly governed by God, we can never be victimized by unfavorable circumstances.
Words cannot express the deep gratitude that I feel for Christian Science, which has restored spiritual healing to Christianity. A number of years ago I had a healing that proved to me beyond doubt this eternal fact ( Ps.
From infancy Christian Science has met my needs, guiding and spiritualizing my existence. I am deeply grateful for the insight and steadfastness of my parents, who early enrolled me in a Christian Science Sunday School, and who lived the teachings of this religion.
A testimony that I heard given at a Wednesday testimony meeting in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, inspired one of my first healings. This healing came through relying entirely on Christian Science, and it was proof that "whoso hearkeneth unto me [God] shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil" ( Prov.
As is true of so many others, it was physical healing that brought me into Christian Science. When I was about eight years old, during an outbreak of German measles, I came down with all the symptoms.
One day I showed a friend my wood-burning cookstove. Forgetting it was hot, I placed the palm of my hand on the front of the firebox.
Up to the age of seven I had never attended school. Doctors had told my parents I would not live to reach young womanhood.
One hears on all sides, via radio, television, by word of mouth and through the press, reports of unemployment throughout the world. How wonderful to know that the spiritual fact that man, as God's idea, is always fully employed, can be demonstrated in Christian Science.
One Christmas Eve I stopped in to say hello to a dear friend. I only intended to stay a few minutes.