Testimony of Healing July 29, 1996 Issue

Since I am usually praying over some current problem, I often...

Joyce D. Wethe

Since I am usually praying over some current problem, I often find myself saying, "When this problem is met, then I'll write a testimony." Recently, however, I remembered a statement from Science and Health that reads, "If pride, superstition, or any error prevents the honest recognition of benefits received, this will be a hindrance to the recovery of the sick and the success of the student" (p. 372). So, in this spirit I wish to share a healing experience I had some years ago while traveling with my husband and children.

We were on the last lap of an extended camping vacation when I was suddenly stricken with severe abdominal pain. My prayers and those of my family seemed ineffectual, and I became alarmed. The temptation to determine a name for the problem kept coming to me, but I realized that this kind of guesswork was not helpful.

After my husband had gotten me settled into a sleeping bag inside our tent, he sought out a telephone to call for treatment from a Christian Science practitioner. Upon his return he relayed certain passages from the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's writings that the practitioner had given him. I listened intently, for I was in such extreme pain I felt as if my very life were hanging on those words. When he finished I was keenly disappointed to feel no physical relief, but at that point an unusual thing occurred.

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