Testimony of Healing March 5, 2007 Issue

DEBILITATING PAIN AND INCAPACITY PERMANENTLY HEALED

ANN TUFTS-CHURCH

About six years ago, I was living in a home for senior citizens, located in an area of our city where the crime rate was high. Bars lined the streets and remained open until 4:00 a.m. at least three nights each week. From my apartment on the eighth floor, I could hear loud talking and the sound of glass breaking as containers were deposited into a dumpster.

I was busy at the time with church work, serving as the librarian in our church's Christian Science Reading Room and teaching in the Sunday School. Then it seemed that almost overnight I began having difficulty getting out of bed. I was experiencing extreme pain, in one shoulder especially, and it was difficult to move my arm.

A medical nurse earlier in life, I have since relied on my understanding of Christian Science for over 50 years. During this time, I have found my own prayers have effectively healed me, as well as family and friends who have called me for help. This time, however, I felt the need to call a Christian Science practitioner for prayerful treatment. She helped me see the unreality of the fear that felt so real to me. She helped me see that God is good, is all powerful, and that as Mary Baker Eddy wrote, He "guides every event of our careers" (Unity of Good, p. 3).

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