Testimony of Healing January 10, 1953 Issue

In the Bible we read (Ps. 107:20)...

Cecile S. Kindred

In the Bible we read (Ps. 107: 20), "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." This grateful acknowledgment of God's power can be repeated today, for Scriptural promises are being fulfilled through the application of Christian Science. It was in 1911 that the healing power of this Science came to my attention. An acquaintance whom I had seen only in a wheel chair walked up to greet me. I was surprised to see her walking and inquired how she had been healed. She replied, "Christian Science healed me."

About two years later I was taken ill. The doctors said an operation for small tumors was necessary. A friend recommended that I try Christian Science; and recalling the above healing, I decided to do so. Through the work of a Christian Science practitioner I was quickly healed. For several years I experienced robust health. I usually read one section of the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly each day, and occasionally attended services in a Church of Christ, Scientist. Mary Baker Eddy tells us in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 449), "A grain of Christian Science does wonders for mortals, so omnipotent is Truth, but more of Christian Science must be gained in order to continue in well doing." I needed rousing mentally in order "to continue in well doing."

One morning I awoke in severe pain. The woman with whom I resided at that time became concerned and summoned a doctor, who gave me a hypodermic injection to ease the pain. This only aggravated the symptoms, and he called a specialist. After a brief consultation they diagnosed the condition as acute appendicitis and said that an operation must be performed that afternoon. A Christian Science practitioner was called, and treatment was requested. By noon I was greatly improved and asked for food. The doctors were informed that I was so much better that it was unnecessary for me to go to the hospital. The next day I was able to go to the practitioner's office, and the following day I was back at work. This experience was like a trumpet call to seek Truth more diligently.

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