Testimonies of Healing
A few years ago I was confronted with a business problem. It concerned making a decision to dispose of an established family business in which I was involved, because it was not compatible with Christian Science.
Christian Science has changed my whole life for the better; I could not imagine existence without it. During the First World War, I was employed in a canteen for needy children.
When I was a young girl, a dear friend placed a copy of The Herald of Christian Science in my hands saying, "Here is a religion which accomplishes healings as in Jesus' time. " I had no doubts about the veracity of the testimonies I read and was at once convinced that this was the religion I needed.
A momentous event occurred in our family when I was about nine years old. Both of my parents were healed of nervous breakdowns through Christian Science, and in gratitude they began the study of Science and Health by Mrs.
Over thirty years ago a friend gave me a pocket size copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The first thing I learned was "the scientific statement of being," which states, among other good things, "All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All in all" ( p.
Many years ago I was treated by three medical doctors at different times for a nervous condition one of them said was chronic. I became distraught and afraid that I was losing my mind, and could not bring myself to leave our apartment.
Two years ago I had a healing of grief that may help someone who is overcome by this problem. I had an unusually strong attachment and feeling of responsibility for my mother.
My wife and I met in the Christian Science Sunday School when I was eleven years old and she was nine. She had just arrived in the United States and could not speak a word of English.
Mrs. Eddy states in Retrospection and Introspection ( p.
The blessings which have come to me and my family through the study of Christian Science are so many that I must enumerate some, lest I be guilty of the ingratitude of the nine lepers who were healed by Jesus but failed to acknowledge their healings. One summer day I played twenty-nine strenuous games of tennis, jumped on a trampoline for the first time, and felt no ill effects whatever.