Testimonies of Healing
Since I first read a Christian Science periodical, I have felt the hallowing influence of Science every day. I loved the Bible and had studied the New Testament and much of the Old Testament.
It is with a heart overflowing with gratitude and love for our dear Leader, Mrs. Eddy, who discovered and gave to the world the priceless blessing of Christian Science, that I submit this testimony.
Shortly after World War II, I married. I soon noticed that my wife had a great faith in the power of prayer to meet human needs.
It is with sincere gratitude to Christian Science for the help it gives in every sphere of one's experience that I submit this testimony. Before beginning the study of Science I was an active member of an orthodox Christian church and still have memories of very happy times there.
Over twenty-five years ago my first testimony was published in the Sentinel. During the intervening years the blessings of Christian Science that have come to me and my family have been many.
As a child attending a Protestant church and Sunday School, I learned most of the stories of the Bible; but I could not give any reasonable definition of God. I believed in God, but how to define or express Him was something I did not know.
My father became interested in Christian Science when I was a young girl. I recall the periods of deep depression with which he was troubled and how they affected the family.
In one of Mrs. Eddy's poems, "'Feed My Sheep,'" are the well-known words ( Poems, p.
Christian Science was lovingly introduced to me when our first child was less than a year old, and I was endeavoring to emerge from several months of poor health by adherence to rules involving rest periods and curtailed activity. During this period I would attend church and study the Bible and the writings of Mrs.
Some time ago, while doing my shopping, I was suddenly seized with such violent pain in my knee and leg that I could not take another step, and I also experienced a sudden severe heart disturbance. I did not fall; but leaning against a wall, I tried to pray to God for help.