Testimony of Healing

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I'd had a fun, busy weekend – had played cards with friends, canvassed for a political campaign, gone to church, and taken care of all of my weekly chores. I'd gone to bed early Sunday night, thinking to be well rested, both physically and spiritually, to begin the week.

But on Monday morning I woke up with a severe headache. My response was to think about what I'd learned about God and my relationship to Him from studying Christian Science. I went through my morning routine of walking the dog, getting dressed, and eating breakfast, but the terrible pain was still there. I had a long day in front of me, and wondered if I could make it through. I thought of taking aspirin, but I realized that this thought was not coming from God.

So, as I do most mornings, I sat down to study the Weekly Christian Science Bible Lesson, but this time none of the beautiful healing ideas I read seemed to help; I was still in pain. I was ready to call a Christian Science practitioner to pray with me at this point. But then I remembered that the last time I had spoken to a practitioner, I was asked if I had given myself a Christian Science treatment. I hadn't been sure then what that meant. But now I knew – to me a Christian Science treatment is thinking and praying to God in a way specifically related to the situation at hand, in this case a painful headache. At first I thought, "I do not have time. I have to get to work." But I realized once again that this thought was not coming from God, and I sat back down to pray.

These were the facts that constituted my prayer treatment:

I can rely on Christian Science in every situation because it is the Science of the Christ.
God is all good. He is the only Cause and Creator
I am God's reflection. Like an image in a mirror, I can only express God's qualities, such as harmony and health.
God does not cause pain; therefore, pain has no cause and no reality.
As God's expression, I can only express good, because God is good
This treatment contains the truth, and I am already expressing its healing power.

As I prayed and firmly held to these points, the pain completely vanished. It was that quick. I thanked God for the power of His law and His love. Then I packed my bag and went to work.

I didn't have any recurring pain that day. From time to time, I took a moment to remember the treatment and reaffirm the ideas that had come to me that morning. My workday lasted 13 hours. I even spent the evening at a recruiting event, speaking to students. By praying with just a few simple truths about God and my relationship to Him, I had been instantaneously healed that morning.

Laura Bloch,
Bellevue, Washington

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