Testimony of Healing July 6, 1981 Issue

One of the first demonstrations of scientific Mind-healing I experienced...

KARL S. SANDBERG, JR.

One of the first demonstrations of scientific Mind-healing I experienced occurred during my childhood. I was ill and the condition grew worse. My parents called a Christian Science practitioner for help. I've been told that when the practitioner came to see me, I was delirious with a high fever. She sat at my bedside and prayed quietly. Suddenly I sat up, fully conscious, and thanked her for coming. Then I fell into a deep sleep and woke refreshed and well. That was the end of the illness.

During college I found myself struggling with identity problems, as well as with the social difficulties that sometimes attend them, particularly smoking and drinking. There were also questions about dating. Up to that time I had not yet become a serious student of Science, but finally I turned to this teaching with a heartfelt desire to discover meaning and purpose in my life. I felt I had to do this alone, but I didn't feel lonely, because I sensed that the Father was right there with me.

As I learned through Science of my value to God, I began to value my true nature. I recognized that I didn't have to be anyone else or find anyone else to become complete, for He had made me complete, whole. My purpose, I realized, was to express the qualities of God, such as love, honesty, and purity. As I sought to demonstrate this newfound spiritual purpose, I started to give where before I'd simply taken. The smoking and drinking, motivated by a desire to gain social status, stopped quickly. There were worthwhile dating relationships, my grades rose dramatically, and I felt the assurance of knowing I was loved by God.

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