Testimonies of Healing

The healings we publish are verified by people who can vouch for the testifier or who know of the healing. Examples of Christian healing from individuals and families around the world have been published in the Christian Science periodicals for well over a century.

The most recently-published testimonies are at the top.

Testimony of Healing

Back injury healed

Elizabeth Beall

Healing is a natural outcome of practicing unselfed love. This experience inspired me to continue praying for the world.
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Quick healing of sprained ankle

Jackie Cvar

My houseguest was amazed when I walked into the living room without even a limp. He said, “Wow! Now I know why you are a Christian Scientist. I’ve never seen anything like that.”

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Testimony of Healing

A life transformed

Grace Ngoindai Ajayi

Because of this healing, every statement in Science and Health was so real to me.

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Testimony of Healing

Overcoming hatred brings physical freedom

William Ward

I resolved to do better and forgave the officer. The illness soon disappeared.
Testimony of Healing

Burned hand quickly healed

Shirley Schmidt

One day, I had prepared the evening meal and was removing a casserole from the oven, using only one oven pad.
Testimony of Healing

Recovery from effects of physical trauma

Joann Smedley

My overarching feeling during this experience was gratitude—for the availability of the Christian Science nursing facility, for the practical and loving nursing care I received from the Christian Science nurses, for my family’s care, and for the Christian Science practitioner’s patience and faithful prayer. 

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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Have you had a healing? Sharing it may bring hope to or even heal others. Visit Writer’s Corner to get started.

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Testimony of Healing

A life enriched and a smoking habit healed

Michael Reiser

I had tried in vain to stop smoking using self-will, but it was the loving metaphysical treatment from a Christian Science practitioner that resolved this issue.
Testimony of Healing

Pain-free mobility restored

Emily Mayer Kendrick

Early in my marriage and after I became a mother, I suffered debilitating back issues for a few weeks at a time.
Testimony of Healing

Runner freed from pain

Claire McArthur

It was just so clear to me that the pain wasn’t real and that I needed to guard my thinking rather than look for either a material cause or a material remedy. That was the end of the pain.
Testimony of Healing

No aftereffects from head injury

Johanna Admiraal

No injury was found, and I was allowed to go home. I thanked God for His infinite love.
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Out of debt and into church

Jo Ellen Davis

This healing journey became much deeper than just finding a resolution to a financial situation.
Testimony of Healing

Nerve pain gone

Andy Remec

Prayer does not somehow alter a material condition but instead reveals the underlying perfection of our real, spiritual being. Holding to these ideas and persisting in prayer, I was healed.