Testimonies of Healing
I am very grateful for Christian Science, which has been my only guide and physician for thirty-eight years. The first time I read Science and Health by Mrs.
I am grateful for the progress of the building of the new Christian Science Center in Boston. It is my desire that Christian Science be the foundation of my life even as God is its Principle, and that my consciousness be built on the rock of Christ, Truth.
"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him" ( I Cor. 2:9 ).
In May, 1966, some form of malady seemed to overwhelm me, and I appeared to be getting thinner and thinner. Despite much good, prayerful work by my wife and encouragement from friends, the condition seemed to persist.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" ( Ps. 103:2,3 ).
After receiving the benefits of Christian Science for nearly fifty years, I feel it is about time I expressed my gratitude in our periodicals. I first heard of Christian Science in my freshman year in college when I lived in the home of a Christian Scientist.
Since my testimony that appeared in the August, 1964, issue of The Christian Science journal , I have experienced a number of healings, but one in particular stands out —release from the temptation to indulge in overeating. I knew that I did not wish to diet or use willpower, but also knew that it would be foolish, disobedient, and inconsistent simply to claim my freedom and yet continue to indulge, so I determined to eat moderately.
Christian Science has brought many blessings into my life, and I write this testimony with sincere gratitude to God. I was greatly in need of Science when it was presented to me, and it has helped me through many rough stages and problems of my life.
In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy tells us (p.
About thirty-five years after I had a healing in Christian Science, my first published testimony appeared in The Christian Science Journal of September, 1965. Before and since that time, Christian Science has blessed me in numberless ways.