Testimony of Healing January 6, 2014 Issue

Renewal and healing

Rubens de Vasconcellos Costa

Originally written in Portuguese, this first appeared as an article in the September 2013 Portuguese, French, German, and Spanish editions of The Herald of Christian Science.

For the past 15 years I have lived on a small farm on the outskirts of the city Belo Horizonte. During this time, I have become much more observant of nature. When spring is on the way, what do we see? The trees (which are green year-round where I live) drop their leaves as they do after being shaken by the wind at the end of winter. Then a new cycle begins: The trees are filled with buds, which then blossom into lush flowers and leaves.

The Scriptures say, “Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth” (Psalms 104:30). In divine Spirit everything is constantly renewed; there is nothing stagnant or outdated in God’s creation.

This brings to mind a healing I experienced a few years ago. For a month I suffered from frequent nosebleeds. They occurred at least once a day, almost every day. I mentioned to my wife what I was going through, and out of concern, she suggested I seek medical help. However, being a student of Christian Science, I decided I would turn to the teachings in the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s writings for healing.

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