Testimonies of Healing
More than twenty-five years ago, upon my entering a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, for the first time, I knew my search for a practical and really satisfying religion had ended. I was impressed by the simplicity of the building, the quiet dignity of the ushers, the beauty of the music, and the unpretentious sincerity of those who testified later to the healing power of the Christ, Truth, as explained in the textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
On page 254 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy says, "Imperfect mortals grasp the ultimate of spiritual perfection slowly; but to begin aright and to continue the strife of demonstrating the great problem of being, is doing much. " I am grateful that I can "continue the strife of demonstrating the great problem of being.
God gives us this promise in the Bible ( Isa. 43:2 ): "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee.
" Truth is revealed. It needs only to be practised.
Christian Science was first presented to our family by a woman in charge of the office in which my mother was employed. I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School, and from the first I loved the truths I learned.
Twenty-four years ago, when confronted with many inharmonies, I turned to Christian Science for help. I found peace of mind and healing through my study and application of this wonderful truth.
Christian Science has healed me mentally, morally, and physically. In gratitude I should like to tell of some of my healings.
Our family has been blessed with many healings through the study of Christian Science. However, God's presence has never been clearer to us than during the period we were building a home.
That Christian Science is the Comforter promised by Christ Jesus, I have proved beyond doubt. When my husband passed on suddenly, Truth lifted me completely above the sense of grief, loss, and separation.
Like many others, I am deeply grateful for Mary Baker Eddy's definition of God as Father-Mother. Christian Science has taught me that the loving Parent and creator is entirely free from all that is material and afflictive and that He cannot impart to His spiritual creation, man and the universe, anything which He Himself is not experiencing.