Testimonies of Healing
Shortly before World War II, while on holiday at the seaside, I was introduced to Christian Science by a friend whose daily life I greatly admired. On returning to London, I sought out a Christian Science Sunday School and had the blessing of its teachings for two years before attaining the necessary leaving age.
Over seventeen years ago I became interested in Christian Science through a copy of The Christian Science Monitor . I was then seeking and praying for a healing for my sister, who was suffering from a nervous disorder.
For as long as I can remember, I have had a deep faith in God and have felt very close to Him. However, in the past there were many questions that I could not find answers to, and I hungered for the answers.
After I had been adjudged not capable of living in normal society, I was placed in a state mental institution. The case was diagnosed as dementia, and I remained in the institution over six years before Christian Science finally accomplished my release from what to the senses appeared to be an absolutely hopeless situation.
Even though I was able to remain in my usual surroundings after World War II, it was a difficult time, overshadowed as it was by the sudden passing of my brother and beset by all kinds of difficulties. I cannot imagine how I could have pulled through those months without the comfort of our periodicals.
To look back forty years to my youth, when I was "unstable in all [my] ways" ( James 1:8 ), and compare the unhappiness of that period with the joys and accomplishments which have filled the intervening years makes the difference seem miraculous—which indeed it is to human sense. But Mrs.
Our family has had proof that "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" ( Ps. 46:1 ).
Having had the experience of attending a Christian Science Sunday School from early childhood, I learned to turn to God for help at all times, and I had confidence in His guidance and protection. I remember having headaches quite often when I was young and going quietly to my room, where I repeated "the scientific statement of being," found on page 468 of Science and Health by Mrs.
My gratitude for Christian Science grows daily, and I have had nearly a half century to know and experience the healing power of this religion, discovered and founded by Mrs. Eddy.
What a joy it is to be a student of Christian Science! Having been reared in a home where Science was the only physician or help in any need, I was blessed beyond words. Among my blessings was a college education which had seemed nearly impossible.