Testimony of Healing March 6, 1978 Issue

Oftentimes we tend to take our healings for granted, and if we . . .

John S Flaningam

Oftentimes we tend to take our healings for granted, and if we do not offer a testimony at the time, the experience may slip away and be forgotten. In an effort to make amends for this kind of neglect, I would like to relate the following.

Years ago when I was a new student of Christian Science, I had a problem with an infected finger. At that time I was a regular attendant, but not a member of any branch church. As I wanted Christian Science help with the problem, I called a practitioner to pray for me. Before the healing came, there was a period when the condition seemed to become much more alarming, as the discomfort and swelling spread into the wrist and arm. I began to wonder what I was going to do. A passage from Science and Health wherein Mrs. Eddy quotes a statement by General Grant came to me (p. 492): "Discussing his campaign, General Grant said: 'I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.' Science says: All is Mind and Mind's idea. You must fight it out on this line. Matter can afford you no aid." This passage stood out to me, and I told the practitioner of my intention to stick with spiritual healing.

This was the turning point, for in another couple of days the healing came and the swelling and soreness faded away. Once more the efficacy of Mrs. Eddy's method of spiritual healing was demonstrated. This healing of my hand also illustrated the truth of her assertion in our textbook (Science and Health, p. 131): "The central fact of the Bible is the superiority of spiritual over physical power."

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