Testimony of Healing September 12, 1964 Issue

I have been a student of Christian Science...

Gloria B. Laube

I have been a student of Christian Science since I was enrolled in a Sunday School at the age of five. I am sincerely grateful for the writings of our Leader, Mrs. Eddy.

About nine years ago, while I was a member of a bowling team, I twisted my back as I threw a ball. This caused a very sharp pain, and as I walked back to my scat I could feel myself losing consciousness. When I opened my eyes, many people had gathered around me offering many material remedies. I thanked them all but asked if someone would call my parents, since I was closer to their home than my own, and ask them to have my brother pick me up. I could not walk unaided, and each step was very painful.

My mother called a practitioner immediately, and she arrived at my parents' home about the same time I did. She spent about an hour with me, prayerfully working to calm my fears and quoting citations from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. We went over quite thoroughly the answer to the question, "What is man?" The answer begins (p. 475): "Man is not matter; he is not made up of brain, blood, bones, and other material elements. The Scriptures inform us that man is made in the image and likeness of God."

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