Testimony of Healing January 15, 1921 Issue

Christian Science first came to my notice twelve years...

Ivy W. Cross

Christian Science first came to my notice twelve years ago when I heard of the healing of a lady who had been sent to a resort for tubercular patients, and who, through the work of a Christian Science practitioner, soon came home sound and well. A few months later I met a friend whom I had not seen for several years and was greatly surprised to see the remarkable change in her appearance, which, I was told, came about through prayer as understood in Christian Science. I immediately resolved to find out why the prayer of Christian Science healed and mine did not, although I thought I had a fair understanding of the Bible. I procured a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy. It appealed strongly to me from the first reading, as it offered a solution for many things that had been a puzzle to me.

An opportunity soon came for a practical test of the teaching in the overcoming of an attack of tonsillitis, to which I had been subject since childhood. The family had planned a trip by carriage to a neighboring town and I accompanied them with the object of going to a practitioner who, I had heard, had an office there. Upon reaching her office I felt so ill I could scarcely stand, and she told me to lie on her couch as long as I cared to. She sat silently by me, and in a short time I began to feel better and soon felt strong enough to go out on the street and do some shopping. I stood the long ride home without tiring, and after sleeping soundly awoke with the consciousness that I was free. About a year later I had another attack which was as quickly met, and never since has it reappeared. Chills, to which I had been in bondage, also disappeared as I gained more understanding of the truth. In my family of seven there have been numerous healings, including the overcoming of croup, influenza, and measles, for which I am grateful to divine Love, to Christ Jesus, and to Mrs. Eddy, who revealed to us the Principle of the Master's mighty works. The greatest blessing Science has brought to me is freedom from fear and worry, and the ability to see in some degree the perfect man. I am especially grateful for membership in The Mother Church, as I have never had the privilege of membership in a branch church.

Perhaps the most convincing proof I have had that Truth is the master of error was in the overcoming of a manifestation of disease which ran its course and seemed about to clinch its argument, when it was suddenly destroyed, leaving no trace and requiring no period of convalescence. The thought that upheld me through this was Mrs. Eddy's statement in Miscellany (p. 149), "Remember, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where Love has not been before thee and where its tender lesson is not awaiting thee. Therefore despair not nor murmur, for that which seeketh to save, to heal, and to deliver, will guide thee, if thou seekest this guidance." I feel the deepest gratitude to the practitioners who have so faithfully and lovingly helped me at various times, and for the literature, which is such an unfailing source of good.

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