Testimony of Healing May 12, 2014 Issue

Grateful for God's 'outstretched arm'

Helena Rhonda Bullion

Christian Science reveals that every day Christ is inviting man to “come and dine” (see John 21:12)—and what a glorious meal Christ provides. Not only did Christ Jesus feed thousands with a few loaves and fishes (see, for example, Matthew 14:13–21 and Mark 8:1–9), but the Christ—God’s messages speaking to humanity—feeds us spiritually, daily providing spiritual nourishment. And this nourishment leads to the healing of all the claims of sin or sickness.

As I have experienced healing in Christian Science, I have felt the joy that the disciples must have felt, learning from Jesus how to overcome error of every sort. I recall one time when gratitude for one healing contributed greatly to a subsequent healing.

One day I fell and seriously injured my arm. All sensation in the arm was gone, and it hung limply. I didn’t get a medical diagnosis, but it appeared that my shoulder had been dislocated. Concerned, I began praying. The next night, as I was reading in my Bible about Jesus healing the man with the withered hand (see Matthew 12:10–13), I came across Jesus’ command, “Stretch forth thine hand.”

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

Silencing criticism ends back pain