When I heard about Christian Science, I was in Berlin suffering...

JULIUS RAKMANOFF

When I heard about Christian Science, I was in Berlin suffering from the last stages of tuberculosis of the lungs. Several doctors said that I had only a few weeks to live.

One day my mother told me that she had heard about a person who performed miracles, claiming that any disease could be healed through prayer alone. Two days later this woman, who turned out to be a Christian Science practitioner, was invited to our home. I was impressed by her luminous expression and her authoritative words. At first Science seemed impractical to me, but little by little I became convinced of its truth by reading the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. Its teachings made sense to me, and I had my first healing through the practitioner's work. Later, as I studied the textbook in depth, I was freed from many longstanding material beliefs and a fear of death.

Two years after my introduction to Christian Science my healing was complete, and I never again suffered from tuberculosis of the lungs or of the bones (also in its last stages). There have been other victories, too. The births of our three children were very quick and harmonious. During World War II when there was a shortage of food in Paris, Christian Science enabled us to deepen our understanding of God. One result was that we always had enough to eat. More recently, during a vacation, I had a severe pain in my back that prevented me from sleeping and even from walking. I asked for help from a practitioner and was completely healed in a few days.

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