Testimonies of Healing

Science And Health by Mrs. Eddy was brought into our home and laid carefully aside for some time.

Twenty-Six years ago, after a very difficult confinement when I held a living son in my arms contrary to the expectation of the doctors, my one desire was that he might never injure or kill another mother's son. Although at the time I did not understand the nature of God and His spiritual creation in the light of Christian Science, I had great confidence in Him.

I am very grateful that Christian Science came to me over thirty years ago when I was searching for a satisfying religion. I had been reared by religious parents and had joined an orthodox church, but did not receive the peace and joy which I felt should result from church membership.

" Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it" ( Rev. 3:8 ).

Many times I have had great help and encouragement from reading the testimonies in our periodicals, and I hope my testimony may help someone. I was brought up in Christian Science, and the many demonstrations I have witnessed are to me normal and natural manifestations of God's infinite allness and man's perfect reflection of his Father-Mother God.

I feel that I am long overdue in expressing my gratitude to God through the periodicals for all the good that has come to me through the study and application of Christian Science. During military service I gained a greater appreciation of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy.

After a short period of study of the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, I found that many undesirable traits of character and erroneous habits were overcome and a bowel and stomach disease of twenty-seven years' standing, which had been X-rayed and diagnosed as incurable by different physicians and surgeons, was completely and permanently healed. When the last doctor said that he could do no more for me, I told him that I had decided to trust God and was going to a Christian Science practitioner.

It is with abundant joy and gratitude that I testify to the healing efficacy of Christian Science. The healing of a young son eventually brought me into the study of this Science.

I am glad that I do not have to imagine my existence without Christian Science. My grandmother was one of the early practitioners in this state, and my mother became a student of this Science when I was a baby.

A severe illness in my infancy was believed to have left me with a stubborn case of eczema, together with nervousness, poor digestion, and a generally anemic condition. For about twenty years my parents were untiring in their efforts to employ the aid of the different schools of medicine in my behalf.