Testimony of Healing October 31, 1970 Issue

How grateful I am for the teachings of Christian Science! At a...

Earleen Scharr Howard with contributions from Ida Mae Scharr

How grateful I am for the teachings of Christian Science! At a very early age I was enrolled in a Christian Science Sunday School to be taught the love of God, good. This early education continues to bless me daily. Gratefully I acknowledge the freedom that was mine as a teen-ager because my mother wisely relied on the teachings of Christian Science to guide me through that time. Through her study she helped me see the joy of being good and pure.

Physical problems have been few and far between, but I rejoice that each problem has inspired growth in my understanding of God and a greater appreciation of my relationship to God. During my junior year in high school, a large and ugly growth was removed from my hand through a better understanding of God and man. This growth had appeared nearly three years before, after another unsightly growth had broken and dissolved when I wholeheartedly accepted the truth in the statement that the operation of divine Love is painless. Because this growth did not hurt, no specific prayerful work had been done to remove it. Later I became embarrassed by its presence and tried to see the nothingness of it. I don't remember all the thought that brought about the healing, but I do recall looking at the hand after reading the Bible Lesson one morning and seeing the hand smooth and unblemished.

More recently we witnessed a very quick healing of our young son. He awakened after being asleep nearly three hours and seemed to have great difficulty breathing. I had just read an article in one of the Christian Science periodicals about caring for children. It said that with small children it is best to call for the help of a Christian Science practitioner immediately. This I did. The practitioner reassured me that the child's perfection was here now. I studied the Lesson-Sermon for that week and selections from Mrs. Eddy's writings. The boy slept through the night with only a few interruptions. Truly, joy came in the morning, for he awakened happy and completely free.

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