Testimony of Healing July 1, 1961 Issue

I have known of Christian Science...

Geoffrey Edward Tewson

I have known of Christian Science for most of my life, having been brought up in the Sunday School. Except when notifiable diseases were reported in my childhood and when I was in one of the armed services during the Second World War, I have not been subjected to medical diagnoses. Christian Science has been my only physician. I owe to it my continuing health and much more besides.

The first time I recall turning to the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, for healing was when as a young boy I was bitten by a dog. I was away from home at the time and not among Christian Scientists. Those around me expressed fear about the effects of the bite. I went off on my own and read several pages of Science and Health. This removed all sense of fear, and there were no more expressions of fear from others. A quick healing followed.

Some years ago I was troubled with stomach pains and recurrent toothache. The attacks were intermittent, and I allowed myself to think that I could put up with a little discomfort. One day I realized that I had also been experiencing a sense of confusion. I decided to do something about it at once; so I rose from my desk and walked to a nearby Christian Science Reading Room. As I walked along, my thought now alerted, two words recurred to me as I began to pray about the difficulty. They were "discord" and "decay." I realized I was believing in both.

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