Testimonies of Healing

" Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" ( Ps. 107:8.

Through the application of Christian Science I have had remarkable proofs of God's care and goodness. Among the proofs has been the overcoming of sunstroke, a condition which over a period of years had plagued me to such an extent that when I was exposed to a small amount of heat, I would be stricken and unable to perform any kind of light household duties.

I value very highly the opportunity I had to attend a Christian Science Sunday School for seven years. The understanding gained there that God is a loving Father and companion gave me the faith to trust Him for the removal of subsequent cares.

In one of her poems Mary Baker Eddy, our Leader, writes (Poems, p. 4), Wait, and love more for every hate, and fear No ill,—since God is good, and loss is gain.

Until I was led into Christian Science by one who, like a good Samaritan, saw my need, had compassion on me, and supported me in my search for the truth, the Bible was literally and metaphorically a closed book to me. It is reason for gratitude to have had the treasures of the Bible unlocked and to have gained the wonderful assurance that God is man's Life.

My mother was healed of blood poisoning when I was an infant. The doctors had given up hope for her recovery, and she had been consigned to the use of morphine for the relief of pain.

My thought recently went back to the days of confusion and doubt before I was led to Christian Science. In those days I was always wondering what I should do next or which course of action to take.

During the decade of the 1930's, although I was employed most of the time, my income was not a steady one. One day a woman had the courage to stand up to me and say, "Maybe what you need is to love more.

I have found in Christian Science what I know to be a complete and satisfying answer to my search for a logical explanation of existence. Whatever the apparent need, it cannot fail to be met by the correct application of scientific reasoning as set forth in Science and Health by Mrs.

On page 365 of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy is a statement which reads, "If the Scientist reaches his patient through divine Love, the healing work will be accomplished at one visit, and the disease will vanish into its native nothingness like dew before the morning sunshine.