Testimonies of Healing
When our son was born, the doctor said that he could not save either the baby or me. However, through the effective prayers of a Christian Science practitioner we both lived, and today, many years later, our son is a member of The Mother Church and of a branch church in which he is active on committees.
A call on a new neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar for my mother resulted in my introduction to Christian Science. It was quite well known among the children in the vicinity that this woman and her husband, a quiet, happy couple, were Christian Scientists, and that they did not go to doctors.
God has truly brought me "out of the house of bondage" ( Ex. 13:3 ), into a wonderful spiritual freedom.
I want to express my deep gratitude for Christian Science and for having been brought up from babyhood in a home where it is cherished and practiced. I have seen many healings take place in our home through the study and application of the truths of Science.
My first healing in Christian Science was that of granulated eyelids. This condition, together with sties, had plagued me since early childhood.
A number of years ago, I underwent surgery for a malignant tumor. For about four years I was in good health, and then the symptoms recurred.
Although my mother and I were students of Christian Science and my father acknowledged the healings we experienced through its application, he did not turn to it for help for many years. Then he was faced with the medical diagnosis of cancer.
Since my early teens, Christian Science has supplied the answers to all my problems. It has healed me of many physical ailments, brought me solace in sorrow, been a constant source of comfort and guidance, sweetened all my relationships, strengthened and enriched all my capacities, and increased my opportunities.
I had my first healing in Christian Science over forty-five years ago. At the time I knew almost nothing about Science, having attended only one Wednesday evening testimony meeting a few months before.
Assuring us of God's bountiful provision, Mrs. Eddy has stated in the Manual of The Mother Church (Art.