Testimony of Healing February 12, 1949 Issue

Severe burns disappear through radical reliance on Christian Science

Monrovia Motheral with contributions from Haskell Motheral

"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift" (II Cor. 9:15). I found Christian Science when my life was very troubled, when I was enduring anguish of mind and body. It took eight years to uncover and destroy "the little foxes" in my own thinking that were causing the troublesome time. But those eight years were the happiest I had ever known, even though the mental suffering was so intense at times that only through radical reliance on my knowledge of Christian Science was I able to survive and keep my concept of life on a spiritual basis. I learned many lessons and was healed of many undesirable traits of character. Mary Baker Eddy tells us in our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 23), "Wisdom and Love may require many sacrifices of self to save us from sin." It was inspiring and encouraging to see error uncovered step by step that it might be destroyed, and in the place of misunderstanding and discord to have understanding and harmony established.

I witnessed many physical healings during those eight years. One day I was preparing baked beans. As I was pulling the baking dish out of the oven, the entire rack came out, and the boiling beans were spilled on me from my waist to my knees. I had on a thin gown at the time, and my legs were severely burned. I was quick to declare the truth, never once admitting that anything had happened to harm me. I called a practitioner, and he repeated many truths to me from the Bible and our textbook. He told me to go on with my activities and not to look at the burns again. I followed his directions with no discomfort. All the time I had experienced no pain whatsoever. I endeavored to be obedient and steadfast in Truth, and in a week only a slight redness remained, which disappeared in a short time.

A son was healed of measles in two days. This same boy was thrown from a runaway horse. His lower lip was cut horizontally, his entire face deeply scratched and swollen, and he breathed with difficulty. I sat by his side and declared the truth in a positive, trusting manner. I felt the power and presence of divine Love, and the lip closed entirely, only a hairline showing where the cut had been. The deep scratches assumed the appearance of old wounds, the swelling, the difficulty in breathing, and the pain in his side also disappeared immediately. We resumed our plans for the day, which included a seven-mile drive, and he ate his lunch with no difficulty. Those who had seen him immediately after the accident and then saw him later in the day were amazed.

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

Heart condition healed and grief overcome