Testimonies of Healing

Many years ago my mother handed me a book, with these words, "Here, this is something that will help you. " The book was Science and Health by Mrs.

I did not have the opportunity to attend a Christian Science Sunday School much after I reached the age of twelve. As I grew up I gradually drifted away from Christian Science.

One of my first recognizable healings as a relatively new student in Christian Science was the glorious freedom from migraine headaches. And the healing was instantaneous.

In my early twenties I was healed in Christian Science of two so-called incurable diseases, including stomach trouble I had had from childhood. My parents spared no expense in securing the best medical treatment for me, but I steadily grew worse.

Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health ( p.

Our home was divided in regard to Christian Science. My mother had been reared in Science but for some years my father was opposed to it.

I was brought up in a religious home and sequestered environment in which we all had a staunch faith in traditional Christian doctrines of our church. I liked this quality of staunchness and looked upon it as a kind of anchor, though it never satisfied me.

It is with heartfelt gratitude that I give this testimony. From the age of four I had been in several hospitals for a chest complaint.

Friends introduced me to Christian Science when I was facing several difficulties: constant illness, lack, and unemployment. At my first visit to a Wednesday evening testimony meeting of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I was deeply impressed by the wonderful testimonies given.

My blessings are too numerous not to share with others the healings my family and I have had through reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and daily applying the Christ, Truth, it reveals. For some years after my marriage my health was poor.