Testimony of Healing February 20, 1971 Issue

When I was born, my mother became seriously ill

Alice H. Acree with contributions from Muriel Duff

When I was born, my mother became seriously ill. She was unaware that she had given birth to a baby, and she lay in the hospital, near death, for a year. Different remedies were tried, but all proved useless. Since nothing more could be done for her, she was released from the hospital and sent home. Our minister's wife came to visit and was shocked to see that my mother, a young woman in her twenties, was in such a state. She told her about Christian Science, for she knew of its healing power. A Christian Science practitioner was called, and after months of consecrated prayer and study there was a beautiful, complete healing. Mother became a devoted student of Christian Science, living the truth she had learned in this religion and bringing it into our home. This happened over forty years ago. This healing Christ has continued to bless me and my family since that time.

In my years of employment as a physical education teacher, Christian Science has been a constant help to me. I have experienced good health and have always enjoyed participating in sports with the boys and girls.

One summer, while I was playing tennis, I lost my balance and fell. At first I was unable to stand on my left leg. I sat silently praying the Lord's Prayer, holding to the truth about myself as an idea of God, unfallen and upright, knowing that I could stand in the strength of Truth. I was able to finish the tennis game. Later, however, the knee continued to trouble me. Someone expressed the thought that it might be dislocated. This alerted me to do more specific prayerful study. I was to play in a tournament at the end of the next week. Working with the Bible and with Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, I looked up references on "man" to rid my consciousness of any false suggestions of a counterfeit man made of matter, bones, sinews, and other material elements and to have only a clear picture of God's man—spiritual, perfect.

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