Testimony of Healing June 11, 1960 Issue

My first testimony appeared in...

T. Bruce Barnes with contributions from Margaret L. Barnes

My first testimony appeared in the Sentinel of January 31,1953. Again I should like to express gratitude for the blessings that continue to unfold through the study and application of Christian Science.

Some years ago, when I reached the age of threescore years and ten, I gave the matter little thought. But friends began to tell me I should slow down and take it easy. I also remember as a child hearing older people talking about living on borrowed time. Soon I found I was listening to some of these mesmeric, suggestions. One Wednesday evening I was in a nearby town to attend the testimony meeting. The hall in which the meeting was held was over a store. It was a hot night, and I felt a little dizzy; so I walked up the street looking in the windows until it was time for the meeting to begin.

One store window contained a card giving the symptoms of heart trouble, advising that if one had any of them it would be wise to have a physical checkup. I had five of them. I became so weak I could hardly stand. I made my way to the hall with difficulty and sat on a back seat, trembling.

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