Because I have received so many...

Gordon S. Douglas with contributions from Phyllis S. Douglas

Because I have received so many blessings through the application of Christian Science, I wish to testify to the efficacy of this healing truth. About a year ago I fell and injured my back. My wife and I began at once to apply our understanding of Christian Science to the situation, and soon I was able to breathe freely and move easily. The next morning I had difficulty in lifting, and on the way to work one of the tires on my car went flat. Holding to the fact that strength belongs to man and not to muscles, I was able to change the tire and go on without any further discomfort or disability, and by evening the erroneous condition was gone.

When I was seeking employment, Christian Science proved of great value. I had received an advanced degree in chemistry from a midwestern university, and I made a number of contacts with possible employers, but the kind of position I had been hoping for did not develop. I finally accepted a position in another city, but I knew from the start that it was not the right one for me. I did not stay there, but started job hunting again. Christian Science help was requested, and in less than two weeks a position opened up with a company that was looking for someone with exactly my training.

At one time my throat became inflamed, preventing me from swallowing. The healing of this difficulty with the help of a practitioner was particularly enlightening to me because the high fever disappeared within a few hours after the practitioner was called. Although several days passed before the difficulty in swallowing was overcome, the fever never returned, and I was able to sleep comfortably at night and move about easily during the day.

I am grateful for the help of Christian Science in these and many other instances. I also wish to express gratitude for having been brought up in Christian Science, for the fact that my wife is also a Christian Scientist, for our churches and Reading Rooms, and for Mrs. Eddy's writings, in which the truth of Christianity and Science is so practically revealed.—Gordon S. Douglas, Elmhurst, Illinois.

Testimonies in the Christian Science periodicals have helped me so many times that I should like to add mine in the hope that it may help others. I have had a great many demonstrations of the healing and protective power of Christian Science. Several years ago while I was attending a basketball game at a midwestern university, the bleachers on which I was sitting suddenly collapsed. We were about thirty rows up, but I had no sense of falling. The thought that immediately came to me was that no accidents can befall God's man. At no time did I have any fear, and when we landed, I was not injured in any way.

When my husband finished school, his job took us to a large city where the housing shortage seemed acute. We knew that man is always in his right place and therefore cannot be deprived of anything rightfully his. A practitioner friend of mine once told me that we should always be expecting the best. I worked to know that man is abundantly provided for, and with the help of the practitioner we found a lovely little house which was more than adequate to meet our needs.

An outstanding demonstration in Christian Science was the painless birth of our son. I was able to get up the day the baby arrived, and there were no aftereffects.

I am extremely grateful for Christian Science and for Mary Baker Eddy, who brought this healing truth to us. I am also grateful that my husband is a Christian Scientist, so that we are able to work together in Science.—(Mrs.) Phyllis S. Douglas, Elmhurst, Illinois.

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