Testimony of Healing October 28, 1922 Issue

One of the many wonderful healings experienced by me...

Jane G. Roeber

One of the many wonderful healings experienced by me in Christian Science, several years ago, was that of kidney colic. At the first suggestion of intense suffering I worked mentally for myself, sanguine that it would be soon met, and I would be able to take my place, as usual, at the breakfast table. However, in less than thirty minutes the suffering was so great that I called a Christian Science practitioner. Present treatment was continued throughout the day, and absent work done all through the night; yet there seemed no cessation of the pain for one moment. Finally, I seemed no longer able to think; but the "still small voice" was never silent, and I found myself, in an indefinite way, recalling those wonderful words of our Leader about the real man, in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 76): "When advanced to spiritual being and the understanding of God, man can no longer commune with matter." The comfort of these words was indescribable. It seemed to me afterward that it was the same "angel" that appeared to Jacob in his great struggle; and I was able to say, with him, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me."

Next morning, the senses testifying to still greater discord, a hypodermic was suggested, for the second time; but

I could not bring myself to even this use of material means. I preferred the suffering to a stupefied, false sense of ease. All through this experience, I was, at intervals, able to state clearly that I was grateful for Christian Science and for Mrs. Eddy, and grateful that many people in that very hour were being healed through Christian Science. Finally, the struggle seemed about at an end, when additional work in Science was done in my behalf. I seemed losing consciousness and nearly letting go, when suddenly, in less time than I can tell it, a light burst into my experience, and I knew that I was healed. I was literally lifted out of hell into heaven in those few moments!

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