Testimony of Healing August 21, 1989 Issue

I was introduced to Christian Science through an issue of the...

Doretha Ruth Simms

I was introduced to Christian Science through an issue of the Sentinel given to me by my uncle. Prior to this my life had been a continuous seesaw of success and failure. After I'd read that Sentinel, my uncle suggested I visit the local Christian Science Reading Room door for the first time, my infant daughter in my arms, and being greeted with a welcoming hello. The librarian was calm and patient while I talked excitedly about the message I'd found in each of the articles in the Sentinel. She then suggested that I read Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

I went home and read the book, seeking only peace of mind, not a physical healing. So imagine my surprise! I read this passage (p. 14): "Become conscious for a single moment that Life and intelligence are purely spiritual,—neither in nor of matter,—and the body will then utter no complaints. If suffering from a belief in sickness, you will find yourself suddenly well." As I read this I paused and tried to do as the words said. I was so uplifted that I was instantaneously healed of a sinus headache stemming from a difficulty of many years' standing that had brought with it vision and dental troubles. The healing proved to be permanent.

I returned to the Reading Room to inquire about that healing, and the librarian explained to me that Christian Science practitioners were available to answer my questions. I am very grateful that the practitioner I later met was so generous in helping me to understand God more. She held Mrs. Eddy in high esteem, and this in turn helped me to turn more and more to Science and Health and Mrs. Eddy's other writings.

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