Testimony of Healing May 31, 1999 Issue

Need for oral surgery eliminated

F. Ethel Nelson

The following healing took place after my dentist informed me that he would be unable to do any further work on my teeth until I agreed to see a specialist. It wasn't the first time that he had recommended this, but this time he was so insistent that I agreed to follow his advice. The specialist's opinion was that I should have surgery immediately. When the appointment was being made, the nurse commented that I shouldn't worry, because these operations are nearly always successful.

As I left the office, however, I couldn't believe what I had done. Throughout the years, Christian Science had met all my needs. I didn't want to have surgery; I wanted to heal this difficulty with prayer. The following morning I telephoned and canceled the appointment. Then I began to pray in earnest. I really felt good about this.

During the next three months, whenever this condition entered my thought, I prayed using powerful statements from Science and Health. One of my favorites was, "A spiritual idea has not a single element of error, and this truth removes properly whatever is offensive" (p. 463). And it did. When I returned to the dentist for a routine visit, X-rays were taken. There was nothing there—no evidence at all of the diffi culty the dentist had been so concerned about.

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