Testimony of Healing March 16, 1981 Issue

My mother was raised within the teachings of an orthodox Protestant...

VIRGIL S. UPTON with contributions from GWENDOLYN COSTELLO UPTON

My mother was raised within the teachings of an orthodox Protestant church. But she was never satisfied with the conventional concepts of God as the source of both good and evil and of man as a sinner struggling to be better. Early in her marriage she found a Sentinel left by another passenger on a train. She read it from cover to cover and decided that she had at last found a teaching with a truly satisfying concept of God and man, and, to judge by the testimonies of healing, a demonstrable teaching. Her family of three boys, including me, were raised in conformance with the precepts of Christian Science.

Because of our rural location, in connection with my dad's railroad-station assignments, church and Sunday School attendance was spasmodic and often involved driving long distances. The family relied exclusively on Christian Science for healing, with the help at various times of Christian Science practitioners in nearby cities. I was able to attend Sunday School regularly during my engineering college years away from home. The freedom, protection, and healings I have had through the years, including a very happy and harmonious marriage, I attribute to the direction and guidance that resulted from following the teachings of Christian Science.

There were testing times for me during and following the period when our three boys were in college. Prior to a transfer from the West Coast to the East in connection with my work, I was experiencing a skin problem with my hands. I had been praying in Christian Science for healing and had received help from a practitioner, but I didn't seem to be making much progress. The company I worked for insisted on certain medical tests and attempts at a cure, as a condition of my continuing employment and to determine if the skin problem was contagious. These efforts did not provide improvement, but it was determined that the condition was not contagious. When I took up my assignment in the East, I was obliged to submit to a physical examination. The medical department advised that there was no known cure, and that the condition would probably spread to other areas of my body. Surprising as it might seem, I actually felt relieved to learn this. Now there were no temptations or suggestions that I look anywhere but to Science for healing. Study continued for growth in spiritual understanding and perception of my true identity as God's child. That my hands were always within view seemed to make the problem particularly aggressive.

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