“Because of your good work, I am back dancing again!”

A heart-felt thank you for the spiral-bound compilation of testimonies. It is indeed a special gift! What an example of how being willing to turn towards the Science of being and then staying focused on that Science, no matter what the material sense testimony is projecting, can lead to healing. (See S&H 306:25–29.)

Once we see that the truths about God and His idea man are the only Truth of the matter, the fruitage of our adherence to these timeless truths starts replacing misconceptions as to our real status—right replaces wrong, purity replaces impurity, and it becomes apparent that substance is of Spirit, not in matter.

In his Journal testimony of March 1929, Raymond H. Green tells how he experienced a complete restoration of his vision. Mr. Green had been told by several leading eye specialists that the nerve tissue in his eyes had atrophied; to the doctors’ collective thought, there was no chance of his vision ever returning to normal. But through the support of “a kind and capable practitioner, whose sound logic and common sense” led to a “resurrection” of so-called dead nerve tissue, the vision in both of his eyes was restored. At the end of his testimony, Mr. Green states, “I am beginning to realize more clearly each day that my healing was not miraculous, but divinely natural.”

I believe we can do better at stepping up to the “demonstration” part of healing, in contrast to the stance that Christian Science treatment affords the “potential” for healing. This can be achieved by more consistently seeing healing as the natural result of man being God’s idea!

Wolfram Kroker’s chronology of the healings he experienced when a soldier in the Second World War is an inspiring example. Mr. Kroker’s remarkable healings resulted from his on-the-spot application of truths he had previously studied and made his own. When he was shot through the right arm, his realization of God’s presence and power immediately freed him from intense pain. He was then “completely healed within four weeks, instead of three months as predicted by the doctors.” Two years later, as a prisoner of war in Morocco, he was hospitalized with an inflammation in both lungs. A medic predicted that he would die before the next day. But Mr. Kroker’s allegiance to the truths about man as God’s image and likeness led him to ask himself: “Since I was actually God’s image and likeness, was it really true that I was ill at all? I was satisfied that it could not be true and that sickness is an illusion. Five days later I was discharged from the hospital in complete health.”

Mr. Kroker’s challenges, seemingly physical, but addressed and translated into the mental, are a perfect example of what the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, has asked us to do: “Become conscious for a single moment that Life and intelligence are purely spiritual,—neither in nor of matter,—and the body will then utter no complaints. If suffering from a belief in sickness, you will find yourself suddenly well.” (S&H 14:12–16)

The reading of this compilation is inspiring me to take the initiative in eradicating false fears and in disbelieving the material sense testimony. I am becoming more alert to NOT “connecting the dots” if they are leading to any picture other than man as God’s idea.

In addition, I have a renewed conviction that the route to healing does NOT need to be long and arduous. It does not matter if the claim is one that gets press attention, relates to a so-called hereditary link, or seems impressive in its tenacity. Every situation still comes back to this basic truth: God, Spirit, is All-in-all and there is no other might nor Mind.

From now on I intend to have as much faith in the efficacy of my treatments for others as I have in my treatments for myself, rather than allowing self-doubt to enter into my consciousness. I am learning to trust that the sincerity that I bring to every call for help will serve as a beacon for my endeavors, leading me to just the right spiritual resources to benefit the current or prospective patient.

Example: Over a period of three years, a fellow Christian Scientist and I exchanged letters, wherein she told me of some challenges that appeared to be limiting her mobility and at times causing a sense of discomfort. This pen-pal sharing evolved into a practitioner-patient relationship. Putting trust in this relationship required courage on her part, as the material sense testimony was initially quite severe. As we proceeded, she wrote that there had been much improvement in her mobility: “Because of your good work, I am back dancing again!”