Testimony of Healing February 4, 2013 Issue

Symptoms of heart condition healed

Margaret White Penfield

A little over ten years ago, I had several physical problems come up in the few months before Christmas. In the early fall, I started feeling symptoms of a heart condition that were of concern to me. When the disturbing pains first began, I contacted a Christian Science practitioner for prayerful treatment. This kind of treatment acknowledges our inseparable relationship with our Father-Mother God, showing that everyone is a child of God, not a child of matter who is susceptible to heredity from mortal parents. The practitioner and I spoke daily and shared many ideas about my spiritual daughterhood and the fact that I did not need to be afraid, because God was caring for me. 

The idea of being God’s daughter was very helpful during this challenging time, because about 15 years prior to this, both of my parents had passed on from what was labeled as heart-related conditions. While knowledge of this could have frightened me and tempted me to run to get a diagnosis, I knew that I could trust prayer and a better apprehension of my one divine Parent as the sole agent in healing. I had also witnessed many healings through prayer alone, both of myself, my family, and others, so I knew that I could trust my life to God, who is truly the one and only Life. 

The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, states in her seminal work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “Matter has no life to lose, and Spirit never dies” (p. 275). I kept this thought, along with the idea of being a child of God, in the forefront of my thinking as the practitioner and I worked together for about two months. 

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