Testimony of Healing March 14, 1994 Issue

While I was still a new student of Christian Science, a small...

Mary Kephart

While I was still a new student of Christian Science, a small infection appeared in the cuticle of one of my thumbs. I did not think much of it until the thumb was twice its normal size and so painful that I could not sleep. Because I used my hands a lot at work, it was difficult not to aggravate the pain during the day.

I called a Christian Science practitioner for treatment. For a while there was no improvement. I was struggling to meet all my obligations and feeling quite sorry for myself. Eventually my whole arm became inflamed, and I became alarmed when it appeared to me I might even lose the arm. I called practitioner to report the situation as well as my fearfulness. Her response was so loving and reassuring that, while I was still on the phone with her, I became completely free of fear.

Then I was able to study. Using Concordances to the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, I looked up the words pure and purity. Much as I longed to be free of physical suffering, I saw the greater importance of the spiritual lessons I was learning as I began to claim my purity as a child of God.

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