Testimony of Healing July 2, 2001 Issue

A new way of living found

Pamela D. McKean

At the time I found Christian Science, I was in the depths of despair. I'd long since given up on organized religion because I found it hypocritical and complacent. After a long and unhappy marriage, I was in the middle of a very bitter divorce. I was estranged from my large and previously supportive family.

I suffered from many health problems. I had a lot of allergies for which I gave myself an injection every day. I took a daily prescription antibiotic for an incurable bladder infection. And I swallowed great quantities of vitamins and mineral supplements hoping to improve my health. The last straw was when I contracted herpes from extramarital sex. I felt I would never be happy or healthy again.

But at a training seminar, I met and became friends with a gentle man who told me about God's power to heal. That was a concept I'd read about in the Bible as a young girl and wanted very much to believe. I'd even tried to prove it myself, but had failed in my efforts to pray for health. I had concluded that I just didn't have enough faith. I'd never spoken about these things to anyone for fear of being thought ridiculous. I'd even searched for a religion that followed all the teachings of Jesus but had not found one. So now, for the first time in my life, I was hearing someone talk to me about healing that came from God. I wanted to hear more.

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