Testimonies of Healing

Mary Baker Eddy has written, "Of two things fate cannot rob us; namely, of choosing the best, and of helping others thus to choose" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 165 ).

"The prophylactic and therapeutic (that is, the preventive and curative) arts belong emphatically to Christian Science, as would be readily seen, if psychology, or the Science of Spirit, God, was understood" ( Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p.

At a time when most people prepare to withdraw from the business world, I passed the federal civil service examinations and took a position with the government. I felt that passing the examination and obtaining the position in the city in which I wished to live resulted from the application of my understanding of Christian Science.

Question: What do I owe to Christian Science? Answer: Immeasurable dedication to this absolutely priceless and joy-filled way of thought, but more importantly, a joy-filled way of doing and living. Question: When and how did this debt initiate? Answer: At the age of five when my mother enrolled me in a Christian Science Sunday School? No.

In her poem Christ and Christmas Mrs. Eddy writes (p.

I have had the great joy of visiting Boston annually for some years now, and in 1975 saw the completed portico of The Mother Church. To me it represents the completion of a wide vision and portrays the answer to steadfast prayers.

An introduction to Christian Science came to my family at the turn of the century through the healing of a beloved aunt. She had been thrown from her horse, and he had stepped on her, crushing her.

My husband and I were driving in a city several hundred miles from our home when we were hit by another car at a crossroads. The car struck the passenger's side where I was sitting.

For many years I suffered with severe headaches and colds. There were many times when I asked a practitioner of Christian Science for help with the headaches, for they occurred quite frequently and were severe.

A statement of truth shared by a friend who was a Christian Scientist gave me comfort at a time when I felt my situation was desperate. I had blurted out the details of my plight, and she kindly responded, "God knows and supplies all your needs.