Testimonies of Healing

My introduction to Christian Science came about through the instantaneous healing of our infant daughter when all evidence indicated that she was passing on. A year later I was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis to be quarantined because my father and two sisters had passed on with the disease, and I was suspected of having the condition in its incipient stages.

One day while standing in a doorway sheltering me from a shower of rain, I saw the notice of a Christian Science Reading Room on the premises. At this time in my experience I was in great need of help both physically and spiritually, and I know now that the guiding hand of God led me to enter the room to study and pray.

One day, while bathing at the beach with my family, I was knocked down by a huge wave. When I came out of the water, I could hardly stand or walk.

I am grateful for the physical healings that have resulted from my study of Christian Science. The temptation to accept colds and headaches as realities has been overcome.

Many years ago a Christian Science Sentinel was presented to me. I was told that it was published by a religious organization that believed in Christian healing.

In August, 1933, Christian Science was presented to me, and through its influence the course of my life was changed. At that time my home had been broken up.

When our son, an only child, passed on suddenly, these words of our Leader were helpful, encouraging, and sustaining ( Miscellaneous Writings, p. 160 ): "Of this we rest assured, that every trial of our faith in God makes us stronger and firmer in understanding and obedience.

Christian Science came to me as an answer to a deep search for a better knowledge of the Bible and a better understanding of God. I remember with gratitude the visit to a Christian Science practitioner, who explained very simply man's true relationship to God, saying that it could be learned by the study of the Bible, together with Science and Health.

My gratitude for Christian Science could not possibly be fully expressed in words. Nevertheless, this testimony is offered with the hope that it may help others.

Having received early training in the teachings of Christian Science both in the home and in a Christian Science Sunday School, I learned to turn to God with every problem. Consequently, when I was involved in an automobile accident a few years ago, I did not desire medical aid but wanted, rather, to go straight to my home.