Testimony of Healing July 10, 1948 Issue

I waited patiently for the Lord...

Virginia P. Onderdonk

"I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry day, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." These words (Ps. 40:1, 2) certainly apply to me. From early childhood I desired to learn about God and attended many different churches, searching for a satisfying religion. God "inclined unto me, and heard my cry," for when I looked into Christian Science and caught a glimpse of its wonderful teachings, my feet were set upon a rock and my goings were established.

I first heard of this Science when I was in high school and was asked to play the piano for the Christian Science Society in my home town. I shall never forget my first impression of a Christian Science service. The whole atmosphere was very peaceful, and I felt a sense of joy and calm such as I had never before experienced. The members appeared happy and expressed much love and kindness. After hearing the convincing testimonies, I became interested in knowing more about this religion.

One day, while suffering with an acute pain, I borrowed a copy of the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, and began to read. I found myself agreeing with everyone of Mrs. Eddy's statements, and I declared with tears of gratitude that at last I had found a religion I could believe in and love. I became so absorbed in reading the book that not until a few days afterward did I realize that I was healed. From that time on I became a student of this Science. I enrolled in the Sunday School and began the study of the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly. A sprained finger was completely healed in less than twenty-four hours. I asked my Sunday School teacher to work for me, because the finger was swollen and painful, and I was scheduled to play on a program the following day. She asked me to study a statement on page 393 of the textbook: "Have no fear that matter can ache, swell, and be inflamed as the result of a law of any kind, when it is self-evident that matter can have no pain nor inflammation."

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