Testimony of Healing February 15, 1958 Issue

I was born into a Christian Science...

Lilian Demel Henderson

I was born into a Christian Science family, and I took our religion for granted in my early life. My mother was a class-taught student, and she did most of the prayerful work for me until I went to the eastern part of the United States to work.

At this time I become ill with influenza, and a bronchial condition resulted. In obedience to employment requirements, I reported to a physician and was told that I could not live six months. Then I earnestly began to apply what I knew of Christian Science. Not only did I continue to work everyday, I had fully recovered in two weeks.

More recently a bill was presented to me for the repair of a building. Although I felt the bill was exorbitant, I knew the contractor, who was a Christian Scientist and a good friend of mine, to be completely honest. But I was told by neighbors that his men had deliberately wasted time on the job. Resentment and irritation crept into my thought and eventually colored my relationships with others. I was confused and miserable.

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