Testimony of Healing October 21, 1991 Issue

For many years I have been helped by the healings shared...

Joann Smedley

For many years I have been helped by the healings shared in the Christian Science periodicals; perhaps my testimony can help someone else.

For some time after my mother passed on, I was engulfed in a morbid, intense fear of death. It was difficult even to concentrate on my busy job. I called a Christian Science practitioner for help through prayer. I needed the spiritual strength to face the fears that were terrorizing me and to understand that they had no real basis, because they were not created by God, good, the only creator and the only Mind.

The following statement from Miscellaneous Writings by Mrs. Eddy was a real support to me: "Evil is not something to fear and flee before, or that becomes more real when it is grappled with." As I continued to pray and acknowledge the allness of God, good, I began to have periods of peace and a growing understanding of God's love, until gradually the whole disturbing experience faded away.

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