Testimony of Healing September 18, 1920 Issue

Christian Science frees mortals from sin and disease

Laura I. Nagel

Christian Science frees mortals from sin and disease. Mrs. Eddy says, on page 109 of Science and Health, "This great fact is not, however, seen to be supported by sensible evidence, until its divine Principle is demonstrated by healing the sick and thus proved absolute and divine." Christian Science had been offered to me and I had read some but had been unable to accept that which was so contrary to the material senses. One day the well-known and dreaded symptoms of the grippe presented themselves. Time had heretofore proved the only remedy. I decided to see if Christian Science could do anything for me and asked a practitioner to work for me. By night every symptom was manifested, especially a very sore throat. Again I called on the practitioner and was given the comforting assurance that my night's rest would be peaceful. I awoke in the morning healed. During the years following, the memory of this healing was ever with me and I knew that Christian Science does heal, although I was not yet ready to accept it. I have never had a return of this disease although before this healing I had suffered every winter.

My next healing was of goiter. Several doctors had declared that this particular kind of goiter was incurable. Although this healing was more prolonged, it is complete. Another healing was experienced when I had some dental work done. The tooth to be filled was so sensitive that it could not be touched without causing intense pain. The next day it was filled and almost no pain was felt. The dentist remarked, after he had been working for some time, that it did not seem to be causing me any pain and that he could not understand it because it was a very sensitive tooth. For just a second it did hurt but the realization that the work had been painless until then was enough to destroy the pain instantly.

These healings mean much because of the greater physical freedom that they bring and also because they are the means of proving the truth of Christian Science. Christian Science gives us a practical religion which can be used each day, and it opens up an entirely new way of attacking every problem that confronts one. The joy and satisfaction that come from the study and application of the understanding of God that is gained through Christian Science make one daily grateful to Mary Baker Eddy for all that she has done in pointing out to us the example of Jesus.

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