Testimony of Healing May 19, 1973 Issue

As far back as I can remember, Christian Science has been the...

Dorothy D. McCullough

As far back as I can remember, Christian Science has been the way of Life in our home. My parents were always active in church work.

In my first year of school I was suddenly completely paralyzed. I am told my parents and brother took turns reading from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy to me. They did this day and night for about a week without any change in my condition, till one morning when I was left alone, I heard a voice, as plainly as though there were a person in the room, telling me to get up and walk. I did just that, and in another week I was back in school.

Then in high school I had a fall, but gave it no thought at the time. In a day or so I had difficulty in walking and severe pain in my hip and one leg. A Christian Science practitioner had been asked to give me treatment through prayer. After a week, since there was no apparent improvement, it seemed wise to call a medical doctor for a diagnosis. (At this time I could not walk at all.) The physician said I had injured a nerve. He wanted to operate immediately, expressing fear that I might never walk again. We thanked him and said we would rely on God for the healing. I learned the value of daily study of the Bible Lessons in the Christian Science Quarterly. With this effort on my part, and with the consecrated work of the practitioner, I was soon completely healed. These two healings are mileposts of radical reliance on Truth, which served as a foundation to build on. It was natural for me to join The Mother Church and a branch church and go through class early in my twenties.

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