Testimony of Healing July 27, 1981 Issue

As a young woman I saw Christian Science heal my mother of...

LUCILE B. ANDERSON

As a young woman I saw Christian Science heal my mother of intense grief after the passing of a loved relative. A short time later I suffered severe burns on my face and arms when flames burst from the door of a furnace. I agreed to my mother's calling for help in Science from the same neighbor who had first prayed for her. My release from pain was immediate, and that same night I was able to take the train back to Chicago, where I was then living in a boardinghouse and attending school.

The next evening, after dinner, one of the residents came to my room with a copy of The Christian Science Monitor and asked me if I'd ever seen this paper. I replied, "No, but I'm having Christian Science treatment for these burns. I really know nothing about this religion except that it healed my mother and it's healing me now." I learned that there were several Christian Scientists boarding there. They were able to allay the fears of the other residents, who were concerned that because I was using no material remedies, there would be scars from the burns. I missed none of my classes, including gym, and very soon all evidence of the burns disappeared.

My work for the next few years was in a community where, as far as I knew, there were no students of Science. Yet I kept up my study of the Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly and applied this teaching in my daily life. At one time, during a flu epidemic, I had symptoms of that disease. The doctor who was attending my roommate ordered me to bed. Instead, I telephoned across the country for help in Science, and I was instantaneously healed.

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