Testimony of Healing August 25, 1934 Issue

Before taking up the study of Christian Science my...

Ida Anderson Klein

Before taking up the study of Christian Science my concept of God was very vague, and likewise very unsatisfactory. In times of physical and mental distress I would cry out like Job, "Oh that I knew where I might find him!" I am grateful that Christian Science has given me the understanding that God is ever at hand to heal and to bless, that He is infinite Love, infinite good. I realize more and more that every manifestation of love, no matter how small—a little act of kindness, a loving smile, a helping hand—is an evidence of the ever-presence of God.

In the Bible we read, "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." That Scripture is a command to me. If I would find God I must be alert to see and to recognize the good in my fellow men. Likewise I must express more love, more of good, in my own consciousness. I am then dwelling in His "secret place," gaining the dominion He has promised over every claim of sickness, lack, or mental distress. Through utilizing this understanding I have experienced healings of many discordant conditions, such as influenza on two occasions, the results of a serious accident to an eye, and a very painful internal trouble.

There is one healing that I wish especially to mention, which proved beyond a doubt that the Word of God, as taught in Christian Science, "is quick, and powerful." I awoke early one Sunday morning feeling very feverish and had all the symptoms of tonsillitis. My first thought was that I should not be able to take my place in the church service. I got up and went to the piano and tried to sing. Not a sound came. I was almost overwhelmed because I felt that it was too late to obtain a substitute soloist. I realized then that my work was to claim my dominion over this error that was trying to interfere with the expression of God's Word. The thought came, in the words of a hymn, "God is His own interpreter." I realized that as His image and likeness I could express Truth. I clung to that thought and finally became more calm. A little later I went to the piano again and found that I could sing, but some of the tones were very weak. Fear tried to handle me again. Then came the thought, God is "the centre and circumference of being" (Science and Health, p. 204). I knew then that I was healed, and I took my place in the service. I was so filled with gratitude that I could indeed "sing unto the Lord."

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