Testimonies of Healing
It is with great appreciation of Mary Baker Eddy that I express my gratitude for Christian Science. Some years ago a friend talked to me of this Science, but I thought no more of it.
The Psalmist writes ( Ps. 107:8 ), "Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" Christian Science came into my experience through the growing desire to know more about God.
When I was two years old, I was given up by the physicians and seemed to be passing on. My mother was newly interested in Christian Science, and my father, though opposed, was willing in this extremity to have Science help for me.
A sincere desire to help someone in need of healing impels me to give this testimony. My first healing in Christian Science came about solely by reading the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
In 1933 I had a testimony in the Christian Science Sentinel telling of the many healings we had experienced in our home. Since then the healing truth has continued to bless us in every way.
All my life I had suffered from attacks of influenza. After taking up the study of Christian Science, each time the symptoms presented themselves I tried to watch my thought and deny their entrance by knowing that only good is real and that any other influence has only the power that mortal mind gives it, which in reality is no power.
Because Christian Science has taught me the truth concerning God and His manifestation, man, and false beliefs have been corrected by right concepts of God and man, my human experience has grown smoother and brighter. My first glimpse of Christian Science came as a result of curiosity.
I have had many healings in the forty years I have been interested in Christian Science. As a very young student of this Science I was deeply impressed to learn that God's healing power is everywhere.
My appreciation of the many blessings I have received since gaining a little understanding of Christian Science is greater than can be expressed in words. Soon after my marriage I received an invitation from a sister-in-law to attend a Christian Science church service with her.
I am very grateful for Christian Science and for the blessings which have come to me and my family through this wonderful truth. It was while my husband was serving in the armed forces overseas that I caught my first glimpse of this great truth.