Testimony of Healing November 28, 1970 Issue

On page 362 of Miscellaneous Writings Mary Baker Eddy writes,...

Madeline Lupher Gardiner

On page 362 of Miscellaneous Writings Mary Baker Eddy writes, "We all must find shelter from the storm and tempest in the tabernacle of Spirit." Well the storm came, and although I had known of Christian Science most of my life, I was as the traveler that Mrs. Eddy refers to in an article called "An Allegory." The guide tells him, " 'And if thou strayest, listen for the mountain-horn, and it will call thee back to the path that goeth upward' " (ibid., p. 328).

The storm came in the form of a stroke, and when it happened, I turned wholeheartedly to Christian Science and had a beautiful healing. The healing took time, and fear and discouragement tried to creep in, at first one way and then another, but each time a devoted Christian Science practitioner met every phase of the problem with joy and assurance. I am grateful for her faithful prayerful work.

Soon I found myself growing stronger. Each day and with joy I was correcting my thinking, replacing wrong thinking with inspiring, and refreshing thoughts of God and His perfect creation. It turned out to be quite a battle. I had no time for self-pity. There was much work to be done. Now I am beginning to see quite clearly that this whole experience of suffering and incapacity has led me out of the valley and into "the path that goeth upward." I am now completely healed.

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