Testimony of Healing July 18, 1970 Issue

The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy...

Georgina W. Elgin with contributions from O. Lee Elgin

The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes, "Only through radical reliance on Truth can scientific healing power be realized" (Science and Health, p. 167). It is a joy and privilege to testify to truth of this statement.

One day, several years ago, while I was trying to lift a very heavy object off the ground, there was a grinding sound and a feeling of shifting at the base of my back. I was able to get into the house but seemed unable to move without pain. The thought I immediately had was that whatever the condition might be I wanted to rely solely on Christian Science for healing, and I began to pray concerning the condition.

Several days went by with no change for the better. I was still unable to move my arms or legs without intense pain. Knowing that the healing truth is an ever-present fact, I prayed for enlightenment, for divine wisdom to unfold what I was not recognizing in the application of Truth. As the Psalmist said (Ps. 18:6): "In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice." Almost immediately came a thought spoken by one of the members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship concerning the healing of a friend who had had a bone out of place in her foot. The idea I had recalled was substantially that Life is not in bits and pieces but is one all-inclusive whole.

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