Testimony of Healing July 5, 1969 Issue

As the result of a visit of a kind woman who was a Christian Scientist...

Betty A. Thirlwell with contributions from E. C. Thirlwell

As the result of a visit of a kind woman who was a Christian Scientist, I began attending a Christian Science Sunday School. At the time of her visit I felt such a deep sense of love radiating from her that I can remember wanting to do something to reciprocate. I went into the garden, gathered a large bouquet of flowers, and presented them to her. Little did I know at that time that what she was presenting to me was indeed the pearl of great price.

Not long after, I had my first healing in Christian Science, and it was instantaneous. I had suffered from severe earache and ear infection, believed to be connected with swimming. Although I dearly loved to swim, the recurring suffering from this condition took all the joy out of it. After a severe attack an ear specialist recommended an operation because the ears were so badly abscessed. Then my parents decided to ask for help in Christian Science and called a Christian Science practitioner. I was called from the bed to the telephone. As the practitioner spoke to me with tenderness of God and His perfect child, all pain ceased and a great calm came over me. I knew I was healed and would never be bothered with an earache again. Mrs. Eddy's statement proved true (Science and Health, p. 217): "When you have once conquered a diseased condition of the body through Mind, that condition never recurs, and you have won a point in Science." This healing occurred over thirty years ago, and I have never had an earache since.

Throughout my Sunday School experience my life was enriched by steady unfoldment of good, and my gratitude for the faithful Sunday School teachers is unbounded.

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