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

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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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.

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Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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.
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No more colitis

Debbie Peck

This healing led to a lifelong commitment to the study and practice of Christian Science.
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Healings built my confidence in Christian Science

William Cheney

I had been feeling a latent fear about not always being able to meet physical challenges through prayer in Christian Science, so I decided to face this fear straight on.
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Innate honesty proved through prayer

Polly Kimani

Comforting words from the Bible gave me confidence that divine wisdom would guide me in a way that would enable me to resolve this situation quickly.
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Concussion symptoms overcome

Sheila Muters

I could not lose God and therefore could not lose consciousness. 
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Freed of an aggressive chest cold

Ann Jenkins

Fresh, loving ideas poured into my thoughts, supporting me as I prayed that morning. It was clear that the congestion in my chest was dissolving.