Testimony of Healing March 11, 1985 Issue

Some years ago I was closely involved with a loved one who...

ANNLYNN WINGOLD EASTIN

Some years ago I was closely involved with a loved one who struggled with what was medically diagnosed as cancer. After her passing, I prayed to clear thought of the memories of symptoms that had seemed so aggressive and frightening. But I was not wholly successful.

About four years later, the fear again presented itself. I had two small children by then, and my husband often had to be away in the evenings. Occasionally, after the children were in bed and all was quiet, I would feel overwhelmed with an undefined sense of fear and deep depression. Each time this happened I sought prayerful help from a Christian Science practitioner and, as a result, was calmed and relieved.

Eventually it became clear to me that I was afraid I would be taken away from my family—that I would get sick and die. At one point I began to manifest the physical symptoms that had impressed my thought years before. I became terrified, and at times I seemed so unable to think or reason, I would just sit and cry. In those moments I read the Psalms, clinging to the promises of God's blessings and care for His children. Reading testimonies in The Christian Science Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel also gave me confidence.

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