Testimonies of Healing

My introduction to Christian Science did not come through healing, although I was greatly in need of healing at the time. In 1926, after I had submitted to an operation in the hope that it might correct a condition which had given me trouble for some years, it was found that the condition had not been corrected, and it seemed necessary to return to the hospital for observation.

As I have never failed to receive spiritual uplifting from the testimonies in the periodicals, I wish to add mine with an earnest desire that it in turn may help someone. In our family of five, Christian Science has always healed when earnestly and honestly applied.

The testimonies in the Journal and Sentinel have filled such a need in our family that I realize one way to prove my gratitude for them is to send in my testimony. But when I sit down to recount all the blessings I have received in almost thirty years, they are more than can be numbered; and more than ever I realize what a place Christian Science has filled in my life.

It is with a deep sense of gratitude for the blessings that have come to me through the study of Christian Science that I give this testimony regarding the help I have received in the past twenty years. The Christian Science textbook was first handed to me when I was very sick.

My first experience in Christian Science was the healing of a so-called incurable disease, when the doctors could do nothing more for me. A friend, who knew a Christian Scientist, asked me if I would try this Science.

Christian Science came to me when I was a child, and all through the years, as I have learned to follow the Christ-way as taught in Christian Science, I have proved beyond all cavil that the Word of God is indeed a covert from the storms of earthly experiences, where we may enter and abide in safety. Among my experiences the following taught me very clearly that spiritual progress, not time, brings mental and physical healing.

I should like to express deep and heartfelt gratitude to God for the discovery of the healing power of the Christ, Truth, as taught in Christian Science by our dear Leader. Christian Science found me when I was practically at death's door, and restored me to health and happiness.

For the many proofs of God's love and protecting care, as revealed to me in the teachings of Christian Science, I wish to make grateful acknowledgment. Christian Science was presented to me by kind friends about fifteen years ago, at a time of great need.

This beautiful truth of God's love and healing power is spreading over the whole world. How good it is to have given to us, through our dear Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," which teaches us how to read and understand the Bible, the Word of God! I was reared by good Christian parents; my father's last years were spent in the ministry of a Christian church.

I desire to express my profound gratitude for many blessings which I have received over a period of twenty years through the study and application of Christian Science. It has taught me to love the Bible, and through the light shed upon its teachings by the Christian Science textbook I am learning to discern the spiritual import of the Word of God, and to apply it to my daily experiences.