Testimony of Healing July 9, 1921 Issue

After hearing and reading so many wonderful testimonies...

Florence H. Parke

After hearing and reading so many wonderful testimonies of healing through Christian Science, I feel that I have neglected my duty in not giving mine, thereby expressing my gratitude to our revered Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for her work in behalf of all mankind in bringing to light the truth contained in the Bible through her wonderful and inspired book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." Space would not admit of my relating here the many blessings that have come into my life through Christian Science. What I am most thankful for is the spiritual understanding that unfolds through its study. Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health (p. 278): "In Spirit there is no matter, even as in Truth there is no error, and in good no evil. It is a false supposition, the notion that there is real substance-matter, the opposite of Spirit. Spirit, God, is infinite, all. Spirit can have no opposite;" and on page 574: "The very circumstance, which your suffering sense deems wrathful and afflictive, Love can make an angel entertained unawares." This we understand when we recognize sickness not only as a lie, but as an enemy, trying to make us believe in a power opposed to God, good.

I had only studied Christian Science a short time when I was completely healed of bronchial asthma, which asserted itself so often that I was completely held in bondage by it and was led to expect its return at intervals all my life. This disappeared quite suddenly several years ago, and has never returned in any form. For five years I had the privilege of doing active work during war time and afterwards. Never was I prevented from attending to my office work daily during this time, although three years of it were spent in a north of England city that is supposed to be most conducive to bronchial complaints. I also feel grateful for the overcoming of the claim of deafness. An eminent medical doctor told me that the drum of my right ear was broken and it was quite impossible to regain hearing through that ear. However, through learning the truth as taught in Christian Science about God and man in His image and likeness, by a better understanding of the law of harmony,—God's law, which is the only law,—this error has been met and absolutely overcome.

These beautiful lines of one of our hymns are always such comfort (Hymnal, No. 176):—

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