Testimonies of Healing
For many years I was a faithful and dedicated member of a Protestant church, and I will always be grateful for that loving experience. As time went on, however, I realized that some of my needs were not being met and many questions lacked satisfying answers.
Speaking of Christ Jesus, Mrs. Eddy tells us in Science and Health ( p.
Some years ago my deep search into the Science of Christianity proved to me that "with God all things are possible" ( Mark 10:27 ), and I was healed through mental surgery of adhesions. I had a slight knowledge of Christian Science since my childhood and had sort of tucked it away in my consciousness as something I could turn to in case I needed it.
It was many years ago, soon after the turn of the century, that my parents were introduced to Christian Science. Mother, suffering from a severe asthmatic condition, had been told by doctors she would not survive.
A recent instantaneous healing inspires me to write this testimony. For several months I had pain and stiffness in both hands and one arm.
Learning to talk to God as a friend, as a loving, interested Father, to me, is one of our greatest blessings. Prayer, as learned through the study of Christian Science, is an indispensable help in the rearing of children, both from the standpoint of maintaining happy relations and for the healing of physical ills.
My last testimony appeared almost thirty years ago in an issue of the Christian Science Sentinel. The healings mentioned have proved permanent.
The healing of my mother in 1914 convinced me beyond doubt that Christian Science is the truth of being. Christ Jesus said ( John 8:32 ), "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
About four years ago my wife and I were preparing for a vacation of more than three weeks in Hawaii. A sister was to accompany us.
Years ago I desperately needed to be guided out of an unhappy relationship that had so troubled me, I was ill with complex physical difficulties. This finally landed me in the hospital.