Testimonies of Healing
The first Christian Science healing in our family occurred in 1889, when my paternal grandmother was healed of a nervous breakdown after all other means had failed. This was one of the first healings in this community.
Lately I recovered from sickness in which the sense of pain was so great that I wondered, at the time, if it would be possible for me ever to walk again. The practitioner was very faithful, and those about me most helpful, not only in giving me every needed physical care, but more particularly in obeying the instruction of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in Science and Health ( p.
In the urgency of a hurried departure I was introduced to Christian Science by a request that I hold in thought, whenever exigency required, the statement, "God is All-in-all" ( Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p.
As I have very often received encouragement from the testimonies of others, gratitude impels me to tell some of my experiences with Christian Science, which is demonstrable Christianity. It has quickly healed me of many physical ailments, such as measles, scarlet fever, severe colds, sprained ankle, influenza, ptomaine poisoning, strained ligaments, headache, and numerous other inharmonious conditions.
God is Love. In Him "we live, and move, and have our being.
With a heart full of gratitude I wish to tell of some of my experiences in Christian Science. Over twenty years ago I first asked help of a practitioner, and this Science has met my every need during all these years, physically, mentally, and also financially.
Some years ago, when in a state of utter weariness and despair, I turned to a friend for comfort and help. She told me gently that it was all God's will, and that I must accept it as such and not question it.
I should like to offer my written testimony as to the healing and saving power of God as experienced in Christian Science. So many times, when in need of comfort and help, I have turned to the testimonies of others as given in our periodicals and have rejoiced over the blessings that have come to them.
With a grateful heart I should like to bear witness to a wonderful healing experienced through Christian Science. It occurred when I first heard of this Science.
Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health ( p.