Testimony of Healing March 30, 1963 Issue

How grateful I am for Christian Science!...

Dorothy D. Engen

How grateful I am for Christian Science! It has met my every need for over thirty-three years. The healings in my family have been numerous; but two early ones stand out because through them I learned how important it is turn completely from error, after denying it, when praying in Christian Science.

When our youngest son was a few days old, a dark mark appeared under one eye. Dark hair started to grow on the spot, which grew larger, and my husband and I became quite concerned. We took the baby to a Christian Science practitioner, who said: "God does not know anything about that mark, and you do not have to see it. Refuse to see it even if you have to turn completely away from the baby when you notice it."

She asked us to memorize the citation, "A spiritual idea has not a single element of error, and this truth removes properly whatever is offensive," found on page 463 of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. We did just what she had asked us to do; and many times a day, refusing to accept the reality of the mark, we turned away from it, pondering the truth of the above quotation. After just a few days of diligent work, we completely forgot that there was a difficulty.

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