Testimony of Healing April 8, 1961 Issue

Although I had previously purchased...

Jane Downs Carter

Although I had previously purchased all Mary Baker Eddy's writings, it was not until I accompanied my husband on an Air Force assignment overseas immediately after World War II that I resolved to gain an understanding of the teachings of Christian Science.

I returned to the United States expressly for this purpose, but for the first year I lived in a small town where there were no other Christian Scientists and no branch church nearby to attend. I relied entirely upon my own study of the Bible and the works of our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for spiritual progress.

Later, in a southern town, I was asked to serve as a Reader for a small group of Christian Scientists. During this time I became ill with an internal tumor and for the first time had to determine whether I really believed that Science could heal disease. Friends wished me to undergo surgery, but instead I asked for help from a Christian Science practitioner. The condition was a painful one, and this became a period of moment-by-moment yielding to God, earnestly seeking protection for my new understanding of Him and His laws. The pain ceased after three months, and after about six months the tumor disappeared.

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