Testimonies of Healing

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.

The Herald of Christian Science (Spanish Edition) was the first direct contact we had with Science. The first things we read were the testimonies of healing.

"Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God" ( Isa. 43:12 ).

I'm grateful to share a healing that took place in our family in 1953. At that time I knew nothing of Christian Science.

For several weeks I was bothered, especially at mealtimes, by infected gums and tongue. I treated myself through prayer, but I did not make a consecrated effort to heal the condition.

"Be of good cheer; the warfare with one's self is grand; it gives one plenty of employment, and the divine Principle worketh with you,—and obedience crowns persistent effort with everlasting victory. " So writes Mrs.

We were refugees when Christian Science was presented to us at a time when we most needed it during the afterwar years in Germany. It was as "the light [that] shineth in darkness" ( John 1: 5 ).