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.

My parents' first exposure to the healing efficacy of Christian Science came through their healing of depression and intense fear stemming from financial trouble following the Second World War.

"Spirit, God, gathers unformed thoughts into their proper...

"Spirit, God, gathers unformed thoughts into their proper channels, and unfolds these thoughts, even as He opens the petals of a holy purpose in order that the purpose may appear.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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For many years I experienced mood changes each month corresponding to my menstrual cycle.

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A Few years ago my husband and I were driving on a busy...

A Few years ago my husband and I were driving on a busy street when a car skidded into our lane on the wet pavement and hit our car head-on.
After a few visits to a Christian Science practitioner, I was invited by her to attend a Christian Science service.
Getting my husband to accompany the family on a special camping vacation in Maine was such a triumph, I expected a marvelous time.

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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 III

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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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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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In 1941 I attended a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, for the first time.

The last day before Christmas vacation we were going to...

The last day before Christmas vacation we were going to have a big party at school.
As a young college student, newly married, I should have felt joyful about life.
One morning I suddenly had a stroke.
My first testimony, published in the Sentinel in 1975, related a landmark healing in my progress as a student of Christian Science.

When I was a senior in high school, I became very anxious...

When I was a senior in high school, I became very anxious about my future.