Testimony of Healing March 10, 2008 Issue

'THE PAIN COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED'

Originally published in Le Heraut de la Science Chretienne

FREDERIQUE SAUTEREAU

"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). This declaration of Jesus, spoken 2,000 years ago, is still alive and applicable today, as I can attest from experience.

For some time, I'd been suffering with backaches after undertaking jobs that required considerable physical effort. But I hardly paid any attention to them and went on with my activities, thinking that the aches would just go away. However, one morning I awoke with a severe pain in my legs and inter nally as well. I got up with difficulty, as each movement caused a lot of pain. I walked with great difficulty. Although I couldn't bend at all, I nevertheless succeeded in dressing myself. At that time, I lived in the country, a dozen kilometers from the closest village. It was impossible for me to sit in my car, much less drive. I was alone at home and had only God to turn to for help.

When I was finally able to find the only bearable position, lying down on my side, I began to read passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy and pray with them. Turning my attention away from the pain I was feeling, I focused on becoming aware of my real, spiritual being—the way God created me—perfect and harmonious, as I'd learned in my study of Christian Science. All day and for a good part of the night, I read and prayed in this manner. Despite this, the symptoms grew worse. The more I read, the more I felt I was reading nothing but words—sentences I knew but that seemed devoid of meaning to me.

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