Testimony of Healing January 28, 1933 Issue

About seventeen years ago Christian Science came into...

Florence V. Lawler

About seventeen years ago Christian Science came into my life through a friend, whose healing through the study of Christian Science I had witnessed. Her physician had told me that she was incurably ill and had only a few months to live; but when a few months had passed it was very evident that instead of carrying out the verdict of the physicians she was greatly changed, happy and at peace, and I was puzzled to know what could have brought about this change, as up to that time she had not discussed with me her study and application of Christian Science. When I took an opportunity one day to congratulate her on the great improvement in her appearance and asked her what she had done to bring it about, with a beaming face she told me that Christian Science had done it. At that time I was very unhappy, being burdened with domestic and financial troubles and minor physical ailments. The conviction at once came to me that my friend had found something that I needed, and when I asked her if she thought it would help me she assured me that it would. The very next day she most lovingly helped me to begin studying the Lessons-Sermons from the Christian Science Quarterly. The results were beyound my expectation: the sense of burden began to fall from me as I learned of God at hand, in whom I could trust, and whose promises given in the Bible became a reality in my daily life, giving me courage and hope as I learned more each day through my study that they applied to me and to my present problems and not to a far-off time or some future state.

During that first year's study I was healed of chronic tonsillitis, hemorrhoids, and chills and fever. The healing of chills and fever was a great step forward, as my husband and my mother were positive that I must take certain kinds and quantities of medicine, and they were most unwilling that I should trust to Christian Science treatment. In spite of this opposition the healing took place in one treatment from a practitioner, and offered a convincing proof to those nearest to me that Christian Science does heal. From that time all opposition in my home was broken down.

Later on our home was saved from being sold for the mortgage. Each experience proved a milepost in my progress, uncovering the false beliefs I had held and replacing them with the truths of Christian Science. I learned to rejoice in the knowledge that, whatever the discordant condition appeared to be, my Father-Mother God is ever present and does hear my prayer. My gratitude to our dear Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for her consecrated efforts to free mankind is unbounded.

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