Testimonies of Healing
Our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says (Science and Health, p. 390 ), "When the first symptoms of disease appear, dispute the testimony of the material senses with divine Science.
It is with a heart filled with gratitude that I desire to let others know what Christian Science has done for me. I was reared in an orthodox religion by Christian parents, and I was taught to study the Bible, but I could not understand why God did not answer prayers and heal as in Bible times.
In humble gratitude I can say with Job ( 19:25 ), "I know that my redeemer liveth. " I had the privilege of growing up in a Christian Science home and was healed of numerous so-called childhood ailments.
I would not be here today if it were not for Christian Science. Over twenty years ago I was gaunt and haggard and was losing weight rapidly.
" Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" ( Matt. 6:33 ).
" Gratitude unexpressed is ingratitude. " These words, spoken at a meeting of branch church members which I attended, have remained in my consciousness and now impel me to give my testimony.
Christian Science has made life whole and beautiful for me. A patient practitioner explained so clearly to me the meeting of the human and the divine that I could not fail to grasp its meaning.
With the Psalmist I can sing ( Ps. 16:6 ), "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
With great love and humility I wish to express my gratitude for Christian Science and for all that it has done for me and mine for many years. As a young girl I started attending a Christian Science Sunday School at my mother's recommendation.
I have had so many blessings through the healing power of Christian Science that I desire to relate some to them in the hope that they may encourage those who are seeking healing in Christian Science. I first heard of this Science toward the end of the Second World War, when a neighbor gave me some copies of the Christian Science Sentinel to read.