Testimonies of Healing

The many blessings which my family and I have received through the study of Christian Science prompt me to submit this testimony. I am grateful that in this study I have found the comforting promise of the Master, Christ Jesus, to be true ( John 8: 32 ): "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

I wish to express gratitude for the many healing benefits I received from the application of Christian Science while serving in the Navy. My first proof of its efficacy came after I volunteered for a particular branch of the Armed Forces but was rejected on the grounds that the X rays taken of my chest gave evidence that I could not be accepted even for noncombatant duty.

About thirty years ago a friend told me of Christian Science. One of the things she said was that it would meet my every need when rightly applied.

When I was first introduced to Christian Science I was very heavy-hearted, for I was bearing a burden which seemed to grow weightier year by year. As a result of this state of mind, I was also sick in body.

I am deeply grateful for Christian Science. It has met my every need for the past twenty-four years.

Owing to the presence of Christian Science in our home, I was protected from the so-called children's diseases and the use of any drugs or medicine. I shall never cease to be grateful for the lessons learned in the Sunday School and for membership in our beloved Mother Church.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 24 ) our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says, "He to whom 'the arm of the Lord' is revealed will believe our report, and rise into newness of life with regeneration.

I came into Christian Science because several doctors, one a noted specialist, said that I could not have a child or be a well woman without a major operation. I had gone to a large city to have this surgical work done.

During three years in the Army I had ample opportunity to prove the efficacy of Christian Science and to have demonstrated to me the completeness of this truth as revealed by Mary Baker Eddy. I was drafted into the Army several months after completing the thesis for my Master's degree at an eastern university.

" Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" ( Ps. 107:8 ).