Pain and suffering healed

Judy L. Straub

A couple of years ago, I had a wonderful healing through Christian Science that gave me much courage and deepened my trust in God.

I was in great pain, and I was unable to lie down or sit down without great difficulty. I became very fearful. But I knew that fear was not something I needed to accept. In the Bible, Paul assured the Corinthians in his first letter, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be temptedabove that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (I Cor. 10:13). The truths in this verse became a real stronghold for me.

I turned immediately to Christian Science treatment. The healing did not come quickly, and as I look back now, I am grateful for what I learned during this time. This period of prayer was a time of intense spiritual growth for me. I knew that not only must I reject all that error was presenting to me, but I must accept my spiritual identity. I must expect the outcome to be good in my life right now—expect healing!

With much patience and perseverance, I grew in strength and courage, and my trust in God deepened. My husband also helped me through prayer during this period, for which I am very grateful. I occasionally called on dedicated Christian Science practitioners for treatment when fear seemed to be in control, but I felt strongly that God was leading me and that I needed to pray primarily on my own. And I knew from years of experience that I could never truly be on my own, as God would be with me. What I needed most was to draw nigh to Him.

I read the Bible Lesson each day. And I studied days and deep into the nights, as I would only sleep for short periods of time. I sang hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal daily. I also read every issue of The Christian Science Journal and of the Sentinel that I received. One day I came across a testimony from a young woman that included this statement: "The king's daughter isall glorious within" (Ps. 45:13). The words leapt out at me. I knew instantly that this daughter was me also.

This period of prayer was a time of intense spiritual growth for me.

Mary Baker Eddy states in Science and Health, "Error of any kind cannot hide from the law of God" (p. 95). I held on to truths in various passages I read. At one point I called a Christian Science practitioner, and she sent me an article on forgiveness. I felt I needed to forgive and be forgiven by a family member regarding an incident that had taken place at an earlier time. I did this, and our relationship from then on improved. The practitioner also encouraged me to pray with this passage from Science and Health: "The divine Science of man is woven into one web of consistency without seam or rent" (p. 242). Later that evening something large was painlessly eliminated from my body.

Soon after this healing, my dear dad passed on. I know beyond any doubt that I could never have come through this difficult time as I did without the previous healing. Every time I would cry or feel any sadness or loss, I felt God with me, comforting me. I studied to know that Life is eternal and that my dad is going right on with his life. When I think of my dad now, I am so very grateful that I was able to spend many wonderful times with him and my mom before his passing.

For almost twenty years, God has been my only physician. I have had so many blessings in which the living of life with simplicity is the stronger blessing. I have demonstrated that when I apply the truths I understand in Christian Science, God never fails me.

I cannot imagine life without Christian Science. St. Paul urged the Ephesians to "put off concerning the former conversation the old man" and to "put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness" (4:22, 24). Christian Science makes this possible for each of us today.

Judy L. Straub
Medical Lake, Washington

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