Testimony of Healing January 10, 2005 Issue

'A change in human belief'

Originally published in Der Christian Science Herold

Marietta Stofer

For years I'd been suffering from gallstones and from the severe pains that regularly accompanied them. I had gone to see doctors when I had acute gallstone colics, to get relief from the pain through medication. Almost all of the doctors had advised an operation. But I was afraid of surgery.

Since I thought what I ate might be contributing to the gallstones, my way of dealing with this was to avoid certain foods. But the list of foods that I didn't think I should eat became longer and longer.

Another reason for the gallstone colics, I felt, was my anger. So I made an effort to think more positively and to stay away from negative thoughts. But I didn't succeed too well. I kept encountering situations in my life that caused me to react angrily. And then right away I would have this fear: "If you react, the pain will come back!" And often it did. Then, in addition to the pain, I had to deal with feelings of guilt: "This is your own fault—because you got angry again."

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