Testimony of Healing July 16, 1984 Issue

At times, when Christian Science is all one has ever known,...

RUTH LEE KRAMER

At times, when Christian Science is all one has ever known, there may be a tendency to take it for granted and perhaps neglect to openly acknowledge its healing efficacy. Christian Science has been my "rod and staff" since I was a child. So I feel it is high time I share a testimony of gratitude in our periodicals—publications which have meant so much to me over the years.

One healing that stands out took place over ten years ago. My husband and I had been on a cruise of the Greek islands. After our return to the port of Athens, we were to continue on a tour of the Greek mainland. However, the night before our disembarkation I became so ill that it was necessary for my husband and me to leave the tour and stay at a hotel in Athens. When we arrived I immediately called a Christian Science practitioner listed in The Christian Science Journal and requested treatment through prayer. The practitioner agreed to help me and asked that I call her back in about an hour. I soon fell asleep and woke later, completely well.

When I again phoned the practitioner, she shared this from I Corinthians (3:16): "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" It was then I realized that I had accepted some of the beliefs and superstitions associated with mythology, which I had been hearing about while touring ancient temples the previous two weeks. I had not been alert to defend myself against such aggressive mental suggestions, as the By-Law "Alertness to Duty" in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy enjoins (see Art. VIII, Sect. 6).

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