Testimony of Healing May 29, 2006 Issue

COMPLETELY HEALED

ELLEN ALLEN

I'd always trusted prayer in Christian Science for healings of all sorts. Growing up, I experienced healings of childhood diseases, colds, a breathing problem, burns, and more. But one healing I had as an adult thoroughly convinced me of the powerlessness of matter.

After the birth of my first child, I experienced vaginal discomfort and swelling off and on for years. The condition was more annoying than painful, but each time it flared up, I would diligently pray about it, and the symptoms would disappear.

In my prayers, I acknowledged God's direction in my life and listened for His guidance. This beloved verse from Proverbs was especially helpful: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding" (3:5). "The scientific statement of being," found in Science and Health, also shepherded my prayers. It begins: "There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all" (p. 468).