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

Grateful for God’s presence 

Alexandra Hawley

I continued diligently pondering the depth of each name for God, letting my consciousness be filled with the endless good qualities they express. As I let these qualities envelop me, I felt an even deeper sense of God’s presence, and along with it, an inner calm. 
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Heart attack symptoms reversed 

Valerie Laver

When my mom came home, my dad pointed to me and at the top of his voice told her, “That child healed me.”

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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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Testimony of Healing

Torn relationship and ligaments mended 

Michael Mooslin

I returned on the second day at the base hospital to complete the reserve weekend, where my doctor friends were incredulous. We spent the day talking about Christian Science and how prayer heals.

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Testimony of Healing

Healed after headfirst fall 

Elizabeth Pond

I thought of Mary Baker Eddy’s definition of “the proof of healing” as “a sweet and certain sense that God is Love” (Science and Health, p. 569). I really felt that sweet and certain sense of the presence of Love with me. 
Testimony of Healing

Freedom of movement regained 

Cathy Edge

The fear began to fade, and my prayers gained strength and momentum. My trust in God’s constant, tender care reassured me that nothing could harm me. 
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God is “a very present help in trouble” 

Andrea Schwochow

My take-away from this experience was a realization of just how powerful God’s love for each one of us is.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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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

Knee pain swiftly healed 

Carol Coykendall Raner

As my husband and I went for a walk, I gave God a silent “thank you” with each step.
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Prayer brings hikers’ rescue 

Judy Myers

This experience deepened my trust in God. I realized that He had been with us every step of the way. 
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Prayer leads to fulfilling job 

Joan McCormick

Was I going to let a limited, material view of the employment situation bring me down with discouragement, jealousy, and self-pity, or was I going to take a spiritual view and trust that God meets every need abundantly? 
Testimony of Healing

Bike accident injury healed 

A. J. Kiser

I did my best to constantly redirect my thinking away from preoccupation with what might happen and back to the present moment, keeping things simple and just cherishing God’s present care.
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Tenacious trouble with shoulder gone 

Kathryn Thompson

I realized that the spiritual breakthrough could still be quick, no matter how long this had been going on. Spiritual inspiration inevitably leads to healing.
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Motion sickness healed 

Nancy Schauman Smith

Suddenly I was aware of the immensity of the kingdom of heaven. I felt its presence here and now, and I realized there was no other power. Immediately the nausea began to fade.