Testimonies of Healing

Christian Science came to me when, as a girl in college, I was earnestly praying for an understanding of God which would fit the new ideas I was learning from my professors. A co-ed shared her room with me when winter conditions made it impossible for me to drive home.

The belief of so-called material laws regarding age does not apply to man reflecting God. We found this out when we bought our last house a few years ago.

Many years ago I learned about Christian Science through a neighbor who was not a Scientist. She was in charge of a rural lending library which had Christian Science literature, including some of Mrs.

At one time severe eruptions appeared on my face. Even casual acquaintances suggested material remedies.

Since I first began the study of Christian Science seven years ago, I have become increasingly aware of what a precious gift it is. Two years ago I collapsed into unconsciousness and momentarily ceased breathing.

[Original in German] In the year 1934, a friend in Buenos Aires called our attention to Christian Science. I took up its study and learned to understand the spiritual law of Love and Truth.

That " 'man's extremity is God's opportunity' " ( Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p.

Over forty-five years ago my need for physical healing was very great. Medical science offered me surgery but no guarantee of healing.

I had an experience in the chemical manufacturing business not unlike that of Joseph in the Bible, but with a modern-day setting. In 1952, as a young chemical engineer with a major oil company, I prepared to enter a business of my own that would utilize certain refinery by-products.

[Original in Swedish] I shall never forget my first healing in Christian Science, when I was a young girl. I had heard about Christian Science shortly before from a sister who had met some Christian Scientists in Switzerland.