Christian healing

Can walk stairs now

2011-11-10T09:31:00.000-06:00

I am so thankful that I was led to come to California to hear your lecture on "Curing the Incurable" in Sutter Creek, California. I enjoyed the lecture very much and I came away with so many good thoughts. Previously, I had watched your lectures on line and I have read a number of your articles.

Before I attended the lecture, I was having a problem going up and down stairs at my son's house. A few days later after attending your lecture, I was healed and the stairs were no longer a challenge for me.

I became active in Christian Science at the beginning of this year and my friends, who are not Christian Scientists that came to the lecture with me, have seen how Christian Science has changed my life. Since they did not know any thing about Christian Science, they wanted to make sure this religion was all right. Your lecture was very helpful in quieting their fears for me.

With gratitude,

CB, Payette, Idaho

Back pain healed

2011-11-08T08:11:00.000-06:00

I wanted to thank you and share my gratitude for your lecture last Sunday in Sutter Creek, CA. The idea that you shared about the importance of claiming our innocence was pivotal in a healing that I experienced on Tuesday morning. I was struggling with severe lower back pain which seemed to be brought about by working for an extended period under extreme stress and lack of sleep. When I forcefully claimed my innocence - not guilty, pure, free - in my prayer and specific metaphysical treatment for myself, I was completely free of the problem within a very short time.

Yeah God!

- J. Hunt-Brown

Gratitude prevents injury

2011-09-30T11:38:00.002-05:00

I saw this post regarding having one grateful thought on Elise's facebook yesterday just before going out to the horses. I had the thought, yes I am grateful but I need to feel the gratitude let it sink in. As I was riding on the trail, I just keep feeling gratitude, very simple actually. As we were nearing the end of the ride we were heading down a trail that I had never been on along side a deep ditch and the thought came to turn around. I immediately started to turn my mare around and her front legs fell through ground. She popped right out since her weight was on her rear and just kept going like nothing had happened. I looked back and an animal had made a burro and the mare's weight was too much. She could have been seriously injured if her weight had been on the front legs. I had alot to be grateful for at that moment. But it was the feeling that I had experienced earlier that dispelled the frustration I had been feeling before our ride. I am so grateful.

-D Leonard

Prayer protects

2011-09-28T22:13:00.002-05:00

In the lecture "God is Speaking to You" [also found on the website www.christianscience.com] your story of how you as a little girl were protected through prayer in the movie theatre, and how the man who had been thinking to do harm was also protected, freed from obliging error, is one of my favorite stories to share both for myself, and those I am sharing with, to illustrate God's love for us all.

Words enough cannot say, but I have felt like that woman who touched the hem of Christ's garment, wakened to a recognition of ever-present, omnipotent, omniscient Love, wakened to grace.

-A Butler, Orange County, CA

Using the "No!" prayer

2011-09-28T21:13:00.001-05:00

After attending the lecture "Texting God: Effective Short Prayers", I mentioned to my husband last night how much I'm enjoying using the effective short "no" prayer. He replied, "Yeah, I used it successfully this morning to stop a headache in its tracks." :-) He asked me to let you know.

Today, I was enjoying finding effective short prayers in the Christian Science Bible Lesson and then went to the Christian Science Monitor to use them. My heart wrenched when I read about the flood victims in Pakistan -- the problems seem so big and so longstanding. Then I remembered, "Trust thou in the Lord; he is their help and their shield" (Psalm 115:9) and was filled with such a sense of God's allness and love that I realized that God is on the case and they will find solutions for every problem they are facing.

- V. Hughes

Sept 11

2011-09-11T08:06:00.001-05:00

I am so grateful for this week's amazing Christian Science Bible-Lesson,--how the subject "Substance" was expanded to be a line-by-line treatment (healing prayer) to handle the pictures of death and destruction, the mortal history drama cramming every corner of the media re: 9/11. Am SO VERY GRATEFUL for the freedom and comfort of the Truth which embraces all humankind and wakes each one (no matter if the lie is earthquake, fires, floods, tornados, terrorism or financial failings) to recognize the presence of the Christ, the love of our Father-Mother God, and that the Kingdom of Heaven IS at hand!!!

Sept 11, 2011

T. Alexander

Heaven and Hell article in Aug 22, 2011 Christian Science Sentinel

2011-08-19T23:17:00.002-05:00

Thank you for your marvelous insights and Bible references verifying what we know through Christian Science about heaven and hell. Recently, I was watching the 700 Club as Pat interviewed a minister of another Christian church who changed his views on heaven and hell, and wrote about it: Hell Is Real. He claimed he had been taught at Princeton that hell wasn’t real and that everyone was going to heaven, but he changed his understanding when on a private spiritual retreat God lead him through the New Testament showing him all the places where Jesus stated that hell is real ~ not in those exact words. When in prayer I asked God to explain how I am to consider Jesus words and that minister’s words. The reply was: “The word “real” refers to the human understanding and not to God’s reality. Hell has to be “real” in order to make the people see that they must repent from their evil ways. Otherwise, they will continue without salvation.” I deeply appreciate your Bible citations showing that God “will not leave me in hell.” You address this issue so superbly. I will continue to study your article until I can speak about this without hesitation. Your clarity of thought is a tremendous asset to our movement.

Thank you so much and God Bless You!
from New Orleans (Metairie), LA

2011-08-17T16:06:00.000-05:00

I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for our church as well as those who attended the lecture, "God is Speaking to You". What you gave us was a message so simple but so direct that it enabled us to see everything we have learnt in a new and clearer light. All of us found the Lecture Preparation Workshop so helpful also. Giving us so many new ideas on how to present a lecture beforehand motivated all our members to co-operate with each other to bring about this inspiring event. I had two calls Sunday evening from those who attended the lecture who were so appreciative and full of joy at what they had heard. Also those who came were delighted to take home copies of your articles and also the calendar of events. It was a great idea and one we must continue to do in the future. All us us have benefited so much from this wonderful gift of Love that you have shared with us.
- Southampton, NY

No injury from fall

2011-07-28T15:24:00.000-05:00

A few days ago I went to our local market to buy a few things for dinner. as I approached the dairy cooler I took one step to open the door when I realized the floor had just been mopped. Too late! My feet went out from under me and I had a hard fall

In the second or two when I was falling I had no fear of an accident. After I hit the floor I KNEW I was not hurt. People around me were asking if I was hurt. I could truthfully say no and I immediately got up. I again assured people that I was fine and to myself, I expressed gratitude for God's protection. The young man mopping the floor was most concerned. I again said I was fine. I did suggest that he might wish to put up a wet floor sign. I then continued on my way.

Since then I have thought how wonderful it is to know that each of us has all the protection we need no matter what the material fact situation may be. We all read and hear on TV about the danger of falls for those of us who are commonly referred to as "senior aged adults". All I can say is that there is absolutely no indication of any kind which would indicate some form of accident. No bumps, no bruises, no aches, no pain.

How wonderful it is to be completely free from harm knowing that there are no accidents. I am very grateful for the Christ message that comes to us through the study of Christian Science.
-D Givens

Prayer helps finances

2011-07-13T23:09:00.001-05:00

The school I work for thought it would have to close its doors after Spring Break because of financial difficulties. A group of us at the school that are Christian Scientists have been having metaphysical meetings every Monday evening to pray about the challenges of the school and have seen great results. After only having 50 people signed up a week before our annual auction, we prayed about the situation and ended up having close to 250 people, more than ever before. We exceeded our auction goal by nearly 20,000 dollars. We were able to make it well past Spring Break to the end of the year, and no students dropped out in the process to go to other schools. A bankrupt mall down the street got a new investor and is now thriving and an old amusement park down the street reopened after six years of being closed. I am convinced this came about as a result of our prayer about our school which included the community. The school did decide to close at the end of the school year, but the bills were paid.
- S Flaherty

Sacramento CA talk

2011-07-09T23:46:00.001-05:00

I join with my committee in thanking you for bringing your important, vibrant message "The Possibilities of Prayer" to our church and the community. It was truly a learning experience in the highest order, not only in how to heal, how to pray, but in spiritualizing thought. As you said, “Jesus beheld in science the perfect man…” and that science is spiritual understanding. I think we all gained a higher sense of what spirituality and church are all about. We were touched by your visit.
-Steve

Eye Infection Healed

2011-07-09T23:42:00.000-05:00

I have worn corrective lenses since I was a teenager. I stopped by the optometrist because my contact lens was uncomfortable and I thought I might need a new pair of lenses. The doctor diagnosed it as an eye infection and put a drop of fluid in my eye. Then gave me a prescription that I never filled. The night of Elise Moore’s Lecture I took careful notes. Her metaphor of the radio and the title of her lecture, “God Speaking To You" (me) came alive. What was the static for me? What thoughts were distracting me from my true self? I had to tune into God. Then I listened to God and heard “Don’t be afraid I’m with you. And obey." The next morning when I went back to the doctors there was no sign of the infection.
-Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach talk afterglow

2011-07-09T23:33:00.000-05:00

We wanted to let you know what a powerful healing wake has been left following Elise Moore's, "God is Speaking to You" talk for our Newport Beach Churches (#1 and #2) and the Costa Mesa Church that, combined, sponsored it in the Costa Mesa Community Center on April 7th.

This past Wednesday night we had 8 testimonies and 7 of them talked at length about the application of the lecture's ideas in a myriad of situations -- from business, to health, to teaching Sunday School. It was thrilling and only sorry we didn't have a recorder to share with Elise Moore.

Healed of spasms

2011-07-09T23:28:00.005-05:00

After the Newport Beach talk "God is Speaking to You", a gentleman was just radiant. He told a group of us that as a boy, his father had been abusive when drinking, and
had hit him. This had resulted in a tremor in his head for some 20 years, which was healed through the study of Christian Science some years ago.

He related that at the time of the healing while studying Christian Science, he was working at a very noisy automotive plant. One afternoon he had a wonderful insight while at the plant, and he said everything just got very quiet, along with a sense of light all around. There was an immediate and lasting healing of the problem. He understood the sense of light, having heard of that in other healings, but the quiet had always puzzled him, until he heard Ms. Moore talk about the sliencing of STATIC. He felt that that was what had happened--the static of all that noise had been
quieted when he heard the voice of God speaking to him. He was so grateful for the understanding.

Sinus healed

2011-06-29T16:50:00.001-05:00

On Thursday before the meeting I awakened with the start of a sinus problem. I put up with this type of problem for years and I finally found the answer through prayer several years ago. BUT there was this problem again. I thought of all I had to do and the miles to drive. I read the Christian Science Bible lesson and that was helpful but the problem was not resolved.

When I finished reading, I just stopped to think and listen. I have an old friend who used to say in a difficult discussion when someone one was pontificating, "Why don't you let your mouth rest and your ears work a little bit". I decided it would be a good time to stop telling God what I needed and let my spiritual ears work.

As I listened the answer was there and within five or ten minutes of prayer, all was well. I made the trip without a suggestion of a problem. All was well. I am very grateful.
- DG

Healing of eyesight and knee Espanol y English

2010-12-08T09:46:00.003-06:00

A regular visitor in the Christian Science Reading Room in Dover obtained a Ciencia y Salud from our Reading Room and returned about a month later to share this healing. The Reading Room librarian asked him to write it down and translated it into English. He has since returned to Costa Rica.
- L. Stewart

Curaciones espirituales despues leendo Ciencia y Salud
Por C. Villalobos, Costa Rica & Dover, NJ

Commence a leer le libre gracias a que me fui prestado en al Sala de Lectura de las cuidad de Dover [NJ].

Desde el principio de la lectura, e intereso ir concocer mas sobre esa Verdad se hacia cada vez mayor; pero a la vez mi salud; deterioraba tambien mas. Dolores en todo – mi cuerpo, cabeza, fiebre, dolor de oidos y mas. Mi vista ya no era tan buena como antes mucho menos para leer. Pero mi deseo por dichas escrituras, me despertaba de madrugada y seguia leeindo mas.

Al llegar mi lectura en el genesis y terminar con el apocalypses. Me asombre de tanta lectura sin cansancio, sintiendome sano y tambien. No teniendo un dolor que padecia en mi rodilla derecha a raiz de un golpe muy fuerte.

Ahora cada vez me siento mejor y mi deseo de conocer mas sigue creciendo. Gracias a Dios y Ciencia y Salud.

En la lectura tenemos que oir la voz de Dios.

I started to read the book thanks to the Christian Science Reading Room in the city of Dover [NJ].

Ever since the beginning of reading the book, I was interested in knowing more of the Truth. My interest increased each time I read. But at that time my health deteriorated. I was sick all over – my body, my head had a fever, ear ache, my vision made it hard to read.

My desire for studying the Scriptures made it hard to sleep. I read more. I read from Genesis to the Apocalypse. When I finished reading the book[Science and Health], I felt healthy, no sickness. My right knee problem from a fall had strengthened.

Now each time I read the book, I desire to learn more – to grow spiritually. Thanks to God and Science and Health. Through reading the book, I hear the voice of God.

Healing of paralyzing disease - en espanol

2010-07-05T13:35:00.000-05:00

Yo había estado enferma de muerte, fui diagnosticada con la enfermedad llamada Guillain-Barré; todo mi cuerpo quedó sin fuerza: no podía caminar, ni valerme por mí misma. Los médicos decían que iba a morir según avanzara mi enfermedad y que si me iba bien y vivía quedaría en silla de ruedas; gracias a Dios que es tan grande y a todas las oraciones que se elevaban ante Él por mí, ahora estoy bien, y no sólo camino sino que hasta puedo correr, cargar a mis niñas que quiero tanto y no parece que me hubiese enfermado nunca. Pude haber muerto pero nunca renegué de mi Dios, pensaba que si Él quería sanarme que lo hiciera, y si no que de todas maneras me perdonara por lo mala que pudiera ser, con su perdón se hiciera Su voluntad.

Les agradezco de antemano de toda su atención pero sobre todo de sus buenas intenciones y oraciones que como pueden ver sí fueron escuchadas y contestadas.
- M. Lopez

Wedding ring found in the sand

2010-05-28T12:22:00.001-05:00

We went to Ponce Puerto Rico and toured around and went to the beach one day. I lost my wedding band set in the sand when we were at the beach, I had put them in my pocket to put sunscreen on my husband, then took my shorts off and folded them I heard a noise and thought what was that. I realized what had happend and looked all around but couldn't see the rings and of course started to panic and freak out. My husband tried looking but I told him to go ahead in the ocean and I would look for it. I called Dad and he was able to talk to me. I worked on staying calm and listening for direction on where to look. I picked a spot in the sand and started to dig around and found the one ring. Now I just needed to find the other, I looked in the same spot but was directed to look in another spot and start to dig again and found the other one. I was so happy and grateful to God. I knew I had listened and was directed by God and was so thankful. I just had to share this wonderful experience.
-Kim

God meets every human need

2010-01-10T20:40:00.002-06:00

Gotta tell you about a God moment…..I didn’t hit my sales number for 2009, so there was no bonus check in late November. Then our furnace died. We got snow Dec 4, no heat, it was 54 degrees IN the house….Needed to be replaced. That’s just great. Then I get a phone call from the boss, who tells me that corporate has decided that the economy sucked but we still busted our tails trying, so those of us that lost out would get a little something in our stocking…………it was EXACTLY enough to pay for the furnace……..I got a little smile and shed a tear or 2 knowing Who’s in control of that one…….And now we have heat! - Katy, TX

Healed of back pain

2009-11-19T16:12:00.000-06:00

Sunday night I was restless because I couldn’t find a comfortable position to sleep. The pain in my side and back had been going on for several days and steadily grew worse. When I got out of bed in the morning I could barely walk and wondered how I would be able to bowl six games. During the week I felt overwhelmed with many activities both for the lecture and with company at home.

That morning I really appreciated many ideas from the Bible Lesson and from the Curing the Incurable lecture. Elise talked about using Bible stories as a way to pray. The story of Elijah fleeing from Queen Jezebel and feeling overwhelmed because he was the last prophet reminded me that I didn’t have to feel weary and responsible for everything. God is the power that strengthens and energizes me. Nothing is too hard for God, and as his expression, no mortal power could destroy or deplete my ability to perform. Also, I held to the idea that I was one with God and nothing could separate me from Her. I declared vehemently that I wasn’t made of parts–arms, legs, back, etc. I knew that God never created anything painful. I began to “feel the divine energy of Spirit, bringing [me] into newness of life” (S&H, p. 249), and I was able to move freely without pain or distress.

These ideas filled my thought as I prepared for bowling. After a few practice balls I knew I was healed. I bowled six games and had tremendous success–first 3 games ended with a 517 series and 210 game–my best score in a long time!

I am so grateful for the wonderful ideas shared about praying and continue to use them.

R Anderson

Virus healed and check found

2009-07-18T18:48:00.001-05:00

I had a "virus" for three weeks. I seemed to have a sore throat and fever which kept coming and going. During the course of our conversation, I remarked that I knew I would have to see myself as spiritual some day, but I wasn't there yet. You said I needed to understand that now.

After we hung up, I sat in my chair and pondered the fact that I was a spiritual being right at that moment. Within five minutes, the sore throat and fever began to go away and never came back.

In addition, when I returned the phone to its cradle, I noticed that my stack of receipts from my husband's expense account checks was getting thick and needed to be filed. When I picked them up, I missed the first two, revealing the third in the stack. What I saw was a two month old check for $1,900 that I had filed and forgotten to deposit. My husband and I had paid the bills with our money and not gotten reimbursed. What a clear picture that error was exposed!

-Ellen

Rash healed

2009-07-18T18:45:00.001-05:00

I need to tell you of a healing I had during your lecture. During the July 4th weekend I thought I had been bitten by a mosquito a couple times on the inside of my elbow, but it didn't go away and expanded into what looked like a rash, and was itchy. When I got home on Sunday and was getting ready for bed, I noticed that it was gone.
Thanks!!
-Sharon

Calm heart

2009-07-14T09:05:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago as I was beginning to sleep, my heart started racing. I began to be afraid. I immediately said the Scientific Statement of Being (p468 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy). I repeated "perfect God and perfect man". I knew this wasn't a part of me and that only God was present. I knew that I am God's perfect spiritual idea without a single element of error. A very important verse from the Bible was the culmination of my prayer, "the spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."

A short time later the symptoms left. My gratitude for God is unending.

-Barbara

Stolen handbag returned!

2009-05-25T10:39:00.001-05:00

At a Weds testimony meeting a mother spoke of her daughter who was looking for work in California. The daughter rang her in St Louis from the beach in California in tears as her bag with all her money and job references had been stolen. Someone approached her and said he thought he knew who had taken the bag and went off to check where this other chap lived.

The mother said she quietly listened and felt directed to ask her daughter where her cell phone was. Her daughter said it was in the stolen bag, so she suggested they both keep ringing the cell phone number. The man who had approached her daughter later returned with the bag intact (nothing stolen). He had found his friend, who admitted stealing the bag, but said he had thrown it away in the sand-dunes as “it just kept ringing”!!

- Perth Australia

Listening to God avoids an accident

2009-05-25T10:36:00.002-05:00

At a Perth Australia testimony meeting....

Stories in the recent lecture "God is Speaking to You" reminded me of a time when I was travelled in a car being driven at high speeds on poor country roads with several others to attend a Christian Science Lecture in another city. The driver suddenly had the thought that he must stop the car for no apparent reason. He did so and walked around the car in time to hear a wheel nut fall off inside one of the hubcaps. He found that several of the wheel nuts had worked dangerously loose, and all in the car expressed gratitude for the clear message which had saved them from a severe accident.

- Perth Australia

Finding the courage to leave abusive situation

2009-04-17T13:10:00.003-05:00

It appeared I was in a marital situation that was disturbing and had caused me much unrest. No matter what prayers and efforts, it seemed to deepen. This had been going on for over a year in a marriage that was not right for me (physically and emotionally threatening and controlling).

The truths shared at the lecture "God is Speaking to You" actually directly revealed unmistakably that I did not belong there and within hours of this revelation I was catapulted out of that whole atmosphere. Learning to listen more and obey!

This lecture was very clear to "trust and obey" God. He is always speaking to all of us. I am very grateful and divine guidance is more tangible in my life. Getting beyong human fear and doubt, tune out the static, tune in to God's truth, listen and be sure to obey. He will not take us half way but all the way.

- Anonymous

The Comforter removes fear

2009-04-06T04:40:00.001-05:00

The Comforter is Divine Science. I get that. But, at the same time I didn't. I realize I haven't given much thinking into what exactly the 'Science' of Divine Science means. Actually, I have given this thought, but I was recently listening to the TMC Youth podcast #68 by Daniel Scott (www.spirituality.com) It really had a lot of amazing thoughts on the Comforter and the Scientific aspect of Divine Science. The ideas are so simple, but at the same time really powerful.

Divine Science is a science. It is practical, universal and always available. Since it is a science, it is a law working all times and in all situations. The law that 1+1=2 is and always has been there. Nothing will ever change that. We don't need to struggle to keep the law correct. Even if everyone on the planet were yelling that 1+1=3, it doesn't change the law. We don't need to fight to make 1+1=2 It always is. It is the law.

Then I asked myself why Mary Baker Eddy called this Divine Law the Comforter. The thought quickly came that there is no fear in science. Mathematicians do not go to war over the laws of mathematics. 1+1=2 regardless of the language or how the numbers are said/written. When you know and have demonstrated the law that 1+1=2 there is no reason to fear or be aggressive against the belief that 1+1=3. You know the law. You know what is true. You dismiss what is not true and never give the fear (False Evidence Appearing Real) another moment's thought.

This is the Comforter. While I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear nothing. (Ps 23:4) This truth, this law is unchanged and always operating. There is nothing to fight against. There is nothing to fear. As it says in this week's Bible lesson. "there is nothing left to be doctored"

This reminds me of a conversation I was having with a friend. The subject of fears came up. As in clowns, spiders, etc. She asked me what I was scared of and I could not think of a single thing. The Comforter is always here completely destroying fear of every kind. When I was in High School my dad was laid off from his job. Thinking back, I do not remember being scared even then. I was shocked. I didn't know what we we were going to do, but the Comforter was there. Divine Truth was and continues to be a very present help supporting myself and my family. Leading us to where we need to be.

It is so comforting to know that there is no supernatural battle going on between good and evil. There is only God and His perfect law, Divine Science.

~Chad

God is the Comforter

2009-04-02T16:00:00.002-05:00

The Sunday before Christmas I was up late working on the Sunday solos for church. When I finished, I went to bed, but I was feeling very uncomfortable and went back into the living room so as not to disturb my husband. I tried my best to pray but was not able to keep my thought focused as the material senses were screaming for attention--and it soon became apparent that I was either going to have to waken my husband and go to the hospital, or totally rely on Christian Science.

I chose the latter---and I believe that that choice was a contributing factor to my quick healing. I was able to get the phone and dial a practitioner whose phone number I knew and whose name came to my thought. It was hard to speak coherently but the practitioner began declaring the truth and also soon recognized who I was.

She called me back every half hour and by the third call I was able to tell her that I just couldn't get comfortable,--And she said with conviction--"God has given us the Comforter" and then she read the words to hymn 174.

"Like as a mother, God comforteth His children:Comfort is calm. that bids all tumult cease: Comfort is hope and courage for endeavor.Comfort is love, whose home abides in peace."
By the time she had finished reading that hymn I did start to feel "comforted" And she said we were going to be grateful and rejoice for God's healing presence and power and His great love for His creation.

When she hung up I began singing that hymn over and over to myself and thanking our Father-Mother God for His love and care--- and with that I fell into a peaceful sleep. I was healed.

I am so very grateful to God, for Christian Science, and for the selfless labor and loving support of the practitioner. I would also like to acknowledge that although my husband is not a Christian Scientist and expressed much fear when he found me, he knew I was receiving help from the practitioner and he supported my decision, and was also able to witness the healing power of Christian Science.

- Lovingly submitted
Nancy

Healings from Longwood Orlando lecture

2009-03-12T10:52:00.001-05:00

At the prep meeting on spiritual healing, the lecturer spoke about seeing or identifying individuals through the qualities and spiritual attributes they reflect. At the lecture we had a woman who was unable to control her coughing and stepped outside the room, but could still hear the lecture message. A couple hostesses quietly prayed with the ideas from the prep meeting. As they held to the spiritual qualities reflected by the woman (poise, dominion, patience, beauty, calmness, e.g.) the coughing stilled and she returned to the room.

Following the talk:

· One individual told of a very quick healing she had by applying the truths that were shared by the lecturer. This person fell while taking an evening walk and injured her knee. She prayed with the idea that “God hadn’t fallen and therefore she hadn’t fallen – that God wasn’t hurt so she couldn’t be hurt!” She was immediately able to get up and walk and by morning she was completely free.

· Another person told of how she had diligently studied notes she had taken from both the metaphysical meeting and the public talk and was able to resolve a difficult financial situation with a family member.

· Someone else shared that during the week following the lectures she had experienced three very quick healings – two grandsons were healed of the symptoms of the flu and she, herself, was instantaneously healed of severe burns on her fingers when she picked up a pan top that had been sitting on a red hot burner. She, too, worked with the idea that “God had not been burned and therefore, as God’s reflection or image she had not been burned – that God could not be in pain, and therefore, she could not be in pain.” When her son asked if she was injured, she was able to reply, “I was healed!”

Healing even of little things

2009-03-10T22:28:00.002-05:00

My son who is travelling in Europe called me today with news that his camera had broken, the lens somehow had frozen and he was miserable. I began praying as we talked and told him that this could not take away his memories of this beautiful trip and asked logical questions about using someone else's camera or even buying another camera, or asking if anyone else in the group might have experience fixing a similar problem, but told him to really listen and Divine Mind would indeed have a solution. While we were still on the phone, God gave him the idea to push a button or whatever that he had tried before calling me with no effect, and this time the problem was solved! He's enjoying the food and all the scenery.
- Mom in Tennessee

The next step in healing of drinking alcohol

2009-03-10T19:05:00.002-05:00

I had beautiful healing of drinking alcohol. I was never tempted to drink again, even at parish suppers in the Episcopal church of which I was a member, where wine was served. (Naturally, I took communion but that really is something different.)

There was, however, a further episode that clinched the healing in a way I’d never expected. After I had joined The Mother Church, the local branch church, etc., I learned that there would be a kind of world’s fair of printing in Dusseldorf, Germany. I happened to be going to Ireland that year (I was doing follow up research there, post-PhD) and thought how neat it would be to get to that conference. At the time I was handling publications for the Schools of Arts and Science at NYU and bought a lot of printing for the schools, etc. because I oversaw every aspect of that work. Anyway, it was too late to get a hotel room at a reasonable rate but a fellow Scientist through her personal social network got me a room with a very elderly German lady.

When she was taking me out to dinner, she asked if I would have something to drink (meaning alcohol) and I said I would prefer not to drink. (She had already told me that when she applied for membership she’d told them that she had drunk beer all her life and at this late date, she wasn’t going to stop; and they admitted her anyway.) She respected my decision, but had planned to take me to a “Beer Garden” the first night, so I would be exposed to the “food of the people” and then a nice place the next night. I said that would be fine with me, and when we got there she ordered tomato juice for me.

The waiter seemed like he was about 7 feet tall and at least 4 feet wide. He looked down at me and said in German, “Tomatoes are in the garden; here you drink beer.” When she translated this for me, I was dismayed because of all the alcoholic beverages, for some reason, beer was the most “deadly” for me. I really only needed one can of beer to be under the table drunk. I had this vision of embarrassing my hostess and the friend who had gotten me this opportunity by becoming a total sot. Bravely, I told myself that I just wouldn’t drink the beer. My hostess knew I didn’t want it, so she’d understand.

Well, she had done the ordering in German and when our meal came I faced a new challenge: it was lima beans with thick, uncrisp strips of bacon across the top. The grease on top of it all must have been at least ¼ of an inch thick, and that didn’t count the bacon. I gulped, and began to eat. It was delicious but I was desperately thirsty and the only thing on the table to drink was the beer. Finally, saying a prayer to God to sustain me, I began to drink it.

It was a large mug of beer—like a tankard kind of thing—and I’m pretty sure I drank the whole thing. I never got drunk. It had no effect on me whatsoever. It could have been the water that I would have actually preferred.

It was then that I realized something really important: up to that point, while I had never been tempted, there had lurked in the back of my mind the fear that if I ever did drink, I would become drunk or be unable to stop (as had been in the past). Neither of those things happened, and I knew that I was now totally free—free of any attraction to liquor but also free of the belief that it could do anything to me. I no longer had to be afraid of it.

Like we said after our chat, “Been there, done that.”

The rest of my visit to the printing conference was great, the woman took me out to a wonderful elegant restaurant the next night with no pressure to drink, and it was just perfect. But I’ve always been grateful for this second stage of the healing because it really nailed it.
- from Massachusetts

Healings from Michigan lecture

2009-01-21T10:18:00.002-06:00

As most of you know, the first few days of November 2008 held many wonderful Lecture/Outreach activities that were quite fruitful. Mrs. Elise Moore, CSB, delivered an in-person Lecture Prep meeting on Sat., Nov. 1st, followed by a public lecture on Nov. 2nd, an interfaith Prayer Panel discussion on Nov. 3rd, and a private lecture to the Grosse Pointe Ministerial Society on Nov. 4th. Our community was just bursting with Christly activity during that period, as each of these events blessed so many.

For those interested in the “numbers,” the Lecture was attended by about 115 people, with about 40 of those being visitors; the Prayer Panel had about 80 attendees with about 60 newcomers; and the Grosse Pointe Ministerial Meeting was attended by 15 religious leaders from a variety of churches and denominations in our community.

While there is no way that we can be aware of all the blessings wrought during those days in November, here are a few that we know about:

§ One young mother who attended the Lecture told the church member who invited her of several healings after the lecture. Her 10-year-old child, who had been a chronic bed-wetter all his life, had his first uninterrupted night of sleep following the lecture because his mother spoke to him of the healing truths she had heard earlier that day. The boy has now been completely healed of this condition, his mother reports, and she and he both know that “the healing came from God.” In addition, the same mother’s daughter was healed immediately of the symptoms of a bad cold by applying simple truths from Christian Science. This mother also contacted the lecturer via email in the days following the event, even expressing her interest in one day becoming a Christian Science practitioner or nurse, which the lecturer assured her she could do if she committed herself to study and prayer. The mother also was able to find a job and end some legal troubles a month before they were scheduled to go to trial—all of this she attributes to Christian Science.

§ A man raised in Christian Science (but not currently practicing) attended the Prayer Panel Discussion and communicated with a member that since the meeting, he has been working with “Christian Science thoughts” and has been making great progress in his battle against depression. The idea that helped him was that there is “not one element of error in a spiritual idea of God.” More recently, he said he has felt completely free of depression, after waking up one day and realizing that “he had been given the gift of joy.”

§ At the Ministerial Meeting, two local religious leaders who had been openly antagonistic to Christian Science in the past, both commented on how wonderful Elise Moore’s presentation was and how “hospitable” we were as a church. In addition, our member who represents our church at the Grosse Pointe Ministerial meetings says she has felt more respected and welcome by the group ever since the meeting hosted by our church. Two months later, she says the ministers in the group are still talking about Elise Moore’s presentation.

§ At the Prayer Panel Discussion, at least 8-10 visitors asked us if we would host a similar event again next year.

§ A Catholic pharmacist attended the lecture and loved the talk—it was the second one she has attended sponsored by our church. She saw the ad in the Grosse Pointe News and also knows one of our members. Another person attended the Lecture because of the sign that was placed out front that he read when passing by the church. One visitor who attended the Lecture has been attending church services regularly since then. The majority of our Sunday School students attended the Lecture—even some showed up who had said that morning in church that they would be unable to attend.

Let’s thank God for the wonderful blessings and healings we have witnessed and for the receptive hearts in the Grosse Pointes and surrounding areas who are willing to receive God's outpouring of love.

Healed of yellow jacket stings

2008-11-04T09:30:00.000-06:00

On one beautiful day in August I was trimming ivy from a small wooden bridge in our front yard. I inadvertently disturbed a nest of "yellow jacket" wasps. They swarmed me and began stinging me. At first I panicked and ran screaming into the back yard. Then I calmed down and began to think the Truth that God has given me dominion over every living thing. I also thought about St Paul when he was bitten by a viper. He was calm, confident and unharmed. I tried to finish the trimming job but the wasps were still angry and so I went in the house. The numerous stings were burning and swollen. I began to read in Science and Health and as I read the burning stopped and the swelling began to go away. I was calm and comforted. An added blessing from this incident is that I was healed of some angry thoughts I had been harboring for a long time. The wasps demonstrated to me how senseless (Mindless) anger really is.

- Carol

Healed after a fall

2008-11-04T09:29:00.001-06:00

Recently I was sightseeing in Montreal. I was on a walk about with my husband and some friends admiring the old world architecture when I tripped and fell hard flat on my face. It felt like I had broken my nose and my front teeth. I promptly declared to my self "There are no accidents. I am loved and completely protected by God." People were making a fuss over me and I assured them that I was just fine. My husband said it looked like I had cut my lip. I thought "Oh no! If there is any evidence of injury these people will not believe that I am all right". The cut disappeared. I had no pain or discomfort from the fall. The next day my lip was very slightly swollen. My friends teased me that some people pay high prices to have their lips made to look full like mine looked. We continued to enjoy our time in Montreal.

I am so grateful for Christian Science and for our dear Lord and Savior. Thanks be to God.

- Carol

Healing through spiritual understanding

2008-11-04T09:28:00.001-06:00

Last week I woke up with a very painful sore throat. I first thought I could deal with this quickly and go back to sleep but I kept having fearful thoughts of illness and contagion. I got up and began reading in Science and Health. As I read I began to discover some errors in my thinking that had nothing to do with the sore throat. As my thought was corrected and I gained understanding the sore throat just vanished.

Praise be to God!
- Carol

Reaction to bee sting healed

2008-10-09T14:07:00.001-05:00

A couple of weeks ago, when I opened our compost bin, I saw that bees had moved in. I tried to move away and not bother them, but one bee stung me on my face. I tried to hold to the thought of having no reaction to any of God’s creatures, but I was afraid, and my face became swollen.

One of the definitions of “fear” in Science &Health is “inflammation.” I told the Christian Science Practitioner that I had been working with that I was afraid. She reminded me that I had dominion over every creeping creature. This is from Genesis 1:26. "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." She then asked me to read everything that Mrs. Eddy has to say about dominion, which I did.

I read many, many passages regarding man’s God-given dominion over the whole earth. When I finished I said to myself, “That’s it! I have God-given dominion!” The fear was gone and the swelling went away soon.

I am very grateful for Christian Science and for Christian Science Practitioners who are always ready to help us.

Carolyn

Ike's Impact on Galveston

2008-10-04T20:33:00.004-05:00

My cousin was preserved from drowning at the Galveston beach when a young boy. Here is his shortened version of the story.... I did drown. 3 minutes with no pulse. At least that’s the story I always heard from my parents. (His dad was raised in Christian Science although had his own lifestyle, prayed for him and he revived.) When I was 6 I drowned, but was saved. When I was 15 I was hit by a car while riding my bike, but was saved. And when I was 26 I was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver that should have killed me, but I was saved. God has a purpose for me, even if maybe I haven’t found it yet.

The following are my cousin's remarks on Hurricane Ike.....

Hurricane Ike will cost a lot more than mere dollars.

Galveston was not the same as Key West. It lacked the extreme leanings and attitudes, but it shared in the sense of get-away-for-the-weekend excitement. The water was not clear and blue like Florida, but it was OUR warm water, OUR Gulf, OUR beach.

It had culture (The Grand Oprah House), class (The Strand), and fun (Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras). Gaido’s Seafood is a landmark, as was Murdoch’s Souveniers (destroyed), The Flagship Hotel extending out into the water (seriously damaged), and the last of the renegade gambling houses, known as The Balinese Room (ZZ Top even wrote a song about it!) is now gone.

It also provided a sanctuary for many many folks that used it as a place to escape the hubbub of Houston and the frenetic pace of the workweek. Some folks never intended to leave, come hell or high water - literally. The famous 16ft. Galveston seawall saved the island this time…..it did it’s job just like it was supposed to do. But the seawall only goes so far. Once it ends, you’re on your own.

There have been others that left this earth doing what they loved…….golfers that died on the course; pilots in plane crashes; surfers overcome by waves. But those folks made a choice to SEEK the adventure. Those lost during Ike were minding their own business, just trying to hang on to an adventure that knocked on their door.

For those with memories of Galveston past, it will never be the same. I have a particularly strong memory of Galveston, one that had taken many years to overcome. I had the best trip ever there during June of this year. I even put a toe in the water on West Beach. But now, with all of the stories and news coverage, I think I’ve seen enough of Galveston, enough to last a lifetime. For me anyway, it will just never be the same.

- Tim Goodman

Feedback on Safe from Harm article

2008-09-14T15:59:00.002-05:00

"Safe from Harm" appeared in the Christian Science Sentinel Sept 9, 2008. Here's one woman's comment:

Elise-Thanks for the recent article. The ideas are really appropriate for our CSO (Christian Science Organization on a college campus)- we're working on safety. I love too, that it's not just about having a body guard/ Indiana Jones- boyfriend type but knowing we really are safe as we are conscious of our spiritual and others' spiritual nature.
Many thanks-Ginger

You can read the article on my website www.elisemoore.com search for the title in the search box on the right side of the Home page.

Prayer and computers

2008-09-10T16:05:00.001-05:00

Remember when I asked you about praying for computer? I think I told you that mine at the time was on the fritz. Well I got it out today to send to a man to fix it, but I decided to see if it was still incapacitated. Well I am grateful to be able to tell you that it is alive, so to speak. Working fine like nothing was ever wrong. Whenever I thought about my computer before now I would start praying for it knowing that everything worked the way it was made to work and that that was divine law, and that nothing could be out of place in God's kingdom. It worked.
-A. West

Fresh approach to daily prayer

2008-08-15T10:28:00.003-05:00

The idea I wanted to share came to me as my assignment for the day. I cut some notecards into squares and on each one wrote a focus for public prayer, e.g., Sunday School, church, Reading Room, the community, world leaders, journalists, parents, children, Christian Science Board of Directors, my church's Board, the Monitor, TMC Youth, the world, practitioners. I think there were a couple more.

Anyway, I shuffled the cards and then drew one for each section of the Bible Lesson this week, counting the Golden Text and Responsive Reading as an additional section. Then I worked through each section seeing how it applied to whomever was on the card. And BOY did they apply!

It occurred to me that this was specific treatment since I was taking universal truths and making them specific to a particular situation. This has expanded my thought about what specific treatment is!
-Erin

Color your prayer and have fun

2008-08-15T10:23:00.002-05:00

One day when I was having trouble feeling in control of my own thought, I decided to write out all the erroneous blah-blah in human consciousness. I typed it out in a teal color on my computer. Then I went above that and typed in bright blue all the spiritual truths that appeared to apply to the situation. It ended with a great insight about reflection, ie being the reflection of God.

Why teal and blue? Well, I'd read an article on www.spirituality.com where a lady who had been suffering from depression thought about how Jesus walked over the waves...he didn't muddle through them. He just claimed dominion.

So I realized that right then I was in need of a helicopter to rise in thought, not a machete to whack through problems, and followed that example. The teal was the ocean of error, and the blue was the clear sky above. And because it was done in a word processor...there were no waves on the ocean! It was absolutely level and calm!

I keep seeing more and more that God is giving me inspiration in a way that I connect with. SO SO NEAT!!
- Erin

Sharing Christ healing with others

2008-08-14T16:28:00.004-05:00

Since taking class instruction in Christian Science and especially since the last Association address on "Being a Disciple of Christ" I am finding myself more and more willing to reach out in sharing the Christ, Truth with others.

I have a friend whom I have known for over 10 years now who in the last couple of years has had several physical problems. About 2 years ago in casual conversation it somehow came out that I was a Christian Scientist, to which she immediately said, "I was raised in Christian Science, but since my marriage have gone to my husband's church."

I didn't think much more about it at the time, but recently she has had a recurrence of a problem and bad reactions to medications. I was told by someone else that she was going to try a different doctor.

Knowing I would see her at a luncheon we were to attend 2 weeks ago, I put a Science and Health in the car and was determined to ask if she'd like it. I first asked her if she still had one (was going to give her one if she said no, but she said yes.) I said I'd really like her to take time to read a little in Science and Health by Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I thought she would find some things that might be helpful to her.

Her reply was "You know, I've been thinking about how I could get that book that gives the weekly lessons and maybe trying to read some." She didn't remember the name Christian Science Quarterly, which has the weekly Bible Lessons. She asked did I know where there was a Reading Room anywhere near her.

So, I told her about the Full-text edition of the Bible Lesson, which has the verses from the Bible and the corresponding sentences from Science and Health written out in paragraph format. I also told her that I worked in our Christian Science Reading Room and could easily send her the Full-text edition. There is not a Reading Room near her at all.

The next day at church I got the August edition of the Bible lessons, and also the July one as I thought she'd like the last Bible lesson there, too. They were in the mail the next day.

I received a beautiful thank you including the statement, "It's been a long time since I've read any Christian Science material. It was almost like coming home. I had been trying to remember the Scientific Statement of Being." [page 468 of Science and Health] She really liked the Full-text making it easier to follow the flow of the lesson.

And to think that I might not have said anything!

Lessons to me: Don't ever hold back what you can share.
Sharing is not pushing nor proselytizing, it is loving and caring.
It feels so good to be able to reach out to others with the Truth.

-LW from Minnesota

How God talks to a 4 year old

2008-08-14T16:24:00.003-05:00

I teach the youngest class in the Sunday School --3 and 4 year olds. Last Sunday we were talking about how to communicate with God.

"Do you talk to Him on the telephone?" I asked. "No," one little boy said.
"Do you need electrical wires that reach up to the sky?" "No," he responded.
"Do you write Him letter?" "No!"

Then he looked thoughtfully at me and said, "God think talks!"

Isn't that terrific!
-Nancy from Florida

Healed of drinking wine

2008-08-02T09:53:00.001-05:00

Some time age I began drinking a little wine ("for my stomach"...thanks Paul!) A little became a lot. I have desired to stop and I knew that I could with God's help, but I procrastinated which began chipping away at my confidence. I knew as I experienced the inspiration and enlightenment during your Association address, that I was healed of all false appetite for wine or any alcoholic drink. I even had a bottle of wine back at my hotel room. No longer was I interested. I am grateful for the pure Truth you revealed which met my unexpressed need for help, and led me to a profound repentance.

- DM

Shoulder healed

2008-08-02T09:45:00.002-05:00

We had a visitor to the church. He was a self-described atheist, very Bohemian in nature with a degree in Psychology and a belief in Buddism. He has lived a large life, with a lot of self hatred. He told me he currently works as a general handyman doing repairs and was having tremendous physical issues especially with his shoulders and knees. He had recently read a book entitled: “A Course In Miracles”, and said that it had led him to Christian Science.

I began by illustrating the two records of creation in Genesis, over and over until he seemed to understand that the mist of materiality (2nd chapter of Genesis) was obscuring his true identity as a perfect child of God (1st chapter of Genesis). We talked briefly after church and sometimes on the phone for a week or two expanding the concepts, and I tried to hold the perfect image of man for him during the week.

Then he told me that he was experiencing almost a full range of motion in his shoulders without pain for the first time in years. The progress physically has continued so that he can now work on his knees, and I continue to work trying to expand his views away from that of the materially mental, manacled man that he had accepted. Last night after Wednesday evening service, he told me that he had never felt God’s Love for him, but he had that morning!

- R. Rhine

Association Day

2008-07-02T09:59:00.001-05:00

Going to Nashville

Why do I go to Nashville?
What do I want to see?
Spend time with my friends, eat good food,
Or learn how to be free!

Why do I go to Nashville?
What do I want to do?
See the sights, have some fun,
Or learn what is true!

I know why I go to Nashville
And I want to share it with you.
I go each year to learn what's dear
And what I'm required to do.

I am to put into practice
The truths I've been told.
To see God's child and share good words,
Is better than silver or gold!

Carolyn W
Written on the flight home, June 29, 2008

Recording studio miracle!

2008-05-28T10:30:00.003-05:00

My friend was involved in a voice recording session, and he had laryngitis. This was his first recording session,the pianist, space, and equipment could not be arranged for another time, and the deadline for the actual recording was the next day! He asked if I would please attend the session and ‘hold his hand’, so to speak. I asked my friend if he’d like me to pray. His eyes got big, and he said “yes please!”.

The words were given to me in that instant. I told him that manna was supplied to the Israelites for 40 years - exactly how much they needed, when they needed it. I assured him that we could count on this truth being true for us today and that he could be assured that he would have what he needed, when he needed it. That he needn’t worry about a thing - just trust that one truth - what he needed would be given when he needed it.

This is what I held on to for fifteen minutes or so before the session started, and throughout the session. As soon as he needed to sing, his voice was there. Clear as crystal. The session went smoothly, and there was such an uplifted atmosphere in that room! When the session was over, his voice was ‘gone’ again. He had what he needed, when he needed it.
-L. Gratis

Harmonia con la aduana por oraciones

2008-05-28T09:16:00.001-05:00

Un hombre me enseñó cómo se atrapa un mono: Con un recipiente pesado con un solo pequeño orificio abierto por donde el mono puede meter la mano introducimos algo interesante para el mono asegurándonos que el mono nos observa cuando lo hacemos. Luego nos alejamos. El mono no tardará en intentar sacar el objeto del recipiente: mete la mano, siente el objeto, lo toma y cierra el puño. Listo! El puño cerrado del mono ya no pasará por el orificio y el mono no podrá sacar la mano. Podemos tomar el mono con facilidad, abrir el recipiente, sacarle el objeto de la mano y retirar la mano por el orificio. Si tan solo el mono supiera que soltando hubiese sido liberado, y si hubiese soltado aquello que lo captaba, no podría ser atrapado tan fácilmente.

Muchas veces me veo atrapado por aquello que parece captarme: el enojo, la ira, la amargura, el temor, el sentido personal, el orgullo… y tantas cosas más, a veces muy engañosas y sutiles.

En la empresa donde trabajo importamos accesorios para máquinas industriales. Un día a última hora de la tarde recibí una llamada telefónica de un funcionario de la aduana. Con cordialidad me propuso que auspiciemos una revista que publica la aduana. Con corrección le respondí que no estaba en nuestro presupuesto realizar tales auspicios.

Me contestó que lo lamentaba porque podrían ayudarnos en el caso de una inspección o trámite. A las dos semanas recibimos una citación de la aduana informándonos que en un plazo de 15 días debíamos presentar documentación que demostrase que los precios declarados en una importación realizada hacía unos 6 meses eran veraces.

Esta citación me molestó. La asocié con la llamada del funcionario. Implicaba dedicarle tiempo; tiempo que dedicaba normalmente a mi trabajo y que no es preparar papeles para demostrar que lo que hacemos no es engañoso. Debía ahora preparar información y presentarla en una forma que pudiese ser comprendida por la aduana.

Una mañana, con la información recopilada, inicié mi viaje de aproximadamente media hora en auto hasta la Central de Aduana. Mientras conducía iba rumiando mentalmente los argumentos que podría utilizar para contrarrestar los posibles cuestionamientos que la aduana podría esgrimir. ¡Qué fastidioso me resultaba todo eso! ¡Qué manera de hacerme perder el tiempo! ¡Seguramente lo que buscaban era una coima!... cosa que no iba yo a consentir… etc. etc. Esta forma de pensar me generaba tensión. Como estudiante de Ciencia Cristiana estoy acostumbrado a orar cuando tengo un problema de cualquier índole. Reflexioné y me dije: “no estoy orando”. “Debo ver a la otra persona como hijo de Dios, y que hay una sola Mente que nos gobierna a todos”. Pero con el siguiente suspiro me encontré nuevamente discutiendo con mi imaginario funcionario de aduana. Claramente mi trabajo en oración estaba desorientado. Las palabras eran correctas pero el pensamiento no estaba acertado. Fue entonces que recordé el relato para atrapar al mono. Yo estaba en la posición el mono: atrapado; debía “soltar” para estar en libertad; liberarme de la angustia, la incertidumbre, el nerviosismo.

¿Qué debía soltar? “Temor”, “enojo”, “fastidio”, el “aparente derecho a sentirme ofendido”.
Cuando me di cuenta: solté. Nada de eso me pertenecía. Nada de eso era bueno. Todo eso me estaba engañando; y yo lo podía soltar allí mismo; en el auto donde estaba… y lo hice. Lo único que quedaba entonces en mi pensamiento era: soy hijo de Dios ¡y el funcionario también!
Me llenó una sensación de paz y tranquilidad. Cuando percibí que era fruto del proceso de “soltar” me llenó la alegría.

Maneje tranquilamente desde entonces hasta la aduana. El tráfico no me molestaba. Me encontré dejando avanzar a los demás antes que yo, (cosa poco común en la ciudad donde vivo).
Cuando llegué a la oficina de aduana donde debía presentarme había una oficina grande con varios escritorios, algunas personas trabajando, algunos hombres vestidos de traje y corbata, las mujeres muy bien vestidas, y había un hombre un tanto desarreglado, sin saco, sin corbata, mostrando algo de camiseta debajo de la camisa; su cabello necesitaba la asistencia de un peluquero… y bueno, desentonaba con el resto. Ese hombre era con quien yo debía hablar. En el instante solté “prejuicio”. Me acerqué a su escritorio, me senté, presente los primeros papeles, los miró una vez, otra vez, y me dijo: “no veo porque lo han citado, esto está todo en orden. Usted es una persona ocupada y esto lo ha sacado de su trabajo. Le pido disculpas.” Firmó una constancia, le agradecí su atención, y volví a mi trabajo… conduciendo tranquilamente. Tengo total convicción que la armonía que se manifestó fue resultado de la presencia del Cristo en mí y en el funcionario, y de mi estado de conciencia resultante al poder soltar aquello que me estaba engañando.
- E. Bush

Healed during lecture

2008-05-28T09:10:00.003-05:00

I attended your talk/workshop Sunday, May 5 in Huntington Beach, CA. The concept of the machete and helicopter methods of prayer had quite a healing affect upon me. My hands had acquired several deeply inbeded thorns and slivers (from rose garden trimming) a few days before your talk. I had even tried to remove them myself but with no success. Sometime during the lecture they vanished. Later that evening I realized that my hands were not hurting and as I examined them I couldn't even remember the location of the slivers. My skin was perfectly clear, normal. Thank you.

There's a little more to the sliver testimony that makes it special. My grandpa lived with our family and always watched over me. Grandpa would always remove slivers and take care of all my "little hurts" (I was not raised in Christian Science). After I was married the sliver removing activity fell to my husband. I work in the garden and do quite a bit of work involving wood and boards, so the chance of getting slivers is high. Recently my husband passed away, it was sudden and unexpected. I've been dealing with the grieving process ever since ( I'm making good progress, but still not quite 100% yet).

While doing rose clipping a few days before I heard your talk, I aquired quite a few slivers and some throns. This made me think of my husband's loving care for me in the past. I felt lonely and sad. I tried to remove them but without success. I started to cry, then this thought came to me from Isiah 54:5 It reads in part "For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel;" When I discovered that my hands were totally free and my skin perfectly clear after your talk, it meant a great deal more to me than a healing of slivers. Thank you.
-A. McNeilly

Turtles on the way to church

2008-05-27T20:03:00.000-05:00

Well, I was on my way to church, and I wanted to think absolute thoughts to prepare for Sunday School. So I listened for how to start, and it came really clearly to consider God as Father. All sorts of Father-qualities came to mind, like protection, guidance, wisdom. Principle-qualities came, too, like having every detail perfectly planned, including even the least of all ideas in perfection. I was really enjoying myself and what I was hearing.

Then I turned onto the street where my church is. It has a double yellow line, two lanes either way, but it's a fairly quiet stretch of residential road (as quiet as you can get for my area, anyway). Almost as soon as I turned onto it, I noticed a box turtle crossing the street. Now the next part of this took place in the space of about two minutes: I ended up passing it because, well, it came up so quickly, and it was also already to the other side of the yellow lines where I couldn't really pull over to it. I think I must've instantly reached out in prayer to see what I could know that would be helpful, and two thoughts came: 1) God is always talking to that turtle, and 2) if that turtle doesn't listen, then God will talk to someone else who will then protect it. Right after that, two cars passed me going the other direction. I actually told them (in the silly way I sometimes talk to other drivers as my friends) that the turtle was there, although I knew it wasn't up to me to communicate that to them. Then a suggestion came that I had been like the Levite or the priest, passing the turtle by in its time of need, so just as I came to the entrance to my church parking lot, I decided to go back and make sure it got across the street. As I approached the place I'd seen it last, one of those cars I'd passed was stopped and had its hazards on, and the turtle was just about to the curb. I was pleased, but not surprised, and a little ashamed that I didn't just trust it--that I had to be Thomas and come see evidence.

But then came the really great--really humbling part. Just as I'd turned back around to go to church, the still, small voice said, "Now, that is Father." (!!!) To me that meant that the whole experience was an illustration of the concept of Father. It included my desire to know the truth, and my inspired thought, it included the turtle and the passers-by's receptive thought, it included the fact that there was never even a POSSIBILITY that the lil turtle wouldn't be cared for. And then I realized that Father also included me learning a lesson--my own Sunday School right before Sunday School. I have to say, I teared up a little! I was so grateful, and that just set the tone for the rest of my day.

- Erin

God is not in the fire

2008-05-17T11:17:00.001-05:00

I was driving home from Orlando and had to exit freeway in Melbourne due to smoke on I95 (common in summer). Was driving down US 1 about 10 miles from home and it was closed due to a fire. So I was told how to get home, I drove right by the fire and prayed to know all was well (seemed fairly small just alot of smoke). In the am talked to my sister who said there was a large 5,000 acres wildfire going in the area I drove through and another in an adjacent community. The thought came that I should check on a woman I had ridden with who owned property near where I drove by the fire. I was able to reach her through another friend and I offered our property (we are on new land-later on that demonstration). She stated she was fine and thanks for the offer.

When I was out at our property you could see the 2nd fire just to the west of us and building, I went home and began to pray. The verse: He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways and the 23rd Psalm. I especially held to He shall lead me beside still waters. It was the leading and stillness that I seemed to need.

Later that afternoon my friend called and stated I was the only one she could reach she and another women with horses needed to evacuate. I called our friend, told her Pat needed us and we picked up all the horses (11 in total). And put them on our two properties. From a human standpoint it was pretty scary, but I was able to see beyond and see the calm and protection. When I arrived for the second load of horses this woman was pretty shaken and stated that God had given her this property and know was taking it, I stopped her and said no, God never takes what he has given. I then told her I was praying with the 23rd Psalm and the other verse from the 91st. She looked at me, her eyes got soft and said yes her friend had the 23rd on her wall and she would pray with that, and that God had given her their home. She seemed much calmer and we went about our business. After dropping off the horses she and her husband went home to do what they could. I learned the next day the fire came up to her property and stopped.

Well, the fire near us got a lot worse and we began to talk about the possibility of having to evacuate. That night I prayed to still my thoughts and know that God was in control and all would be lead to do what was right for all involved. The next morning the wind had shifted so it seemed we were going to be out of the fires path. That afternoon there became real concern that it might affect us after all. So, I came home, to get my thoughts right. The online chat was going so I turned that on and just listened and then they ended with thoughts on the events in China, exactly what I needed. Worked on readings for Board mtg using 91st Ps and the 1st P of the answer to What is Mind? I went outside to go to the horses around 5:30 and it appeared that the fire had been contained and greatly reduced. REJOICE!

-DL Florida

Healings at a lecture

2008-03-02T01:08:00.000-06:00

You have truly touched me with joy and love during your visit to Lakeland! Each of your talks lifted me up from some of the "storms" I have seemed to be caught up in.

I especially loved hearing about the "machete" and the "helicopter" way of praying. With some of these problems that seem to be a burden, I think I need the "helicopter" way and just let Divine Love lift me up above the mists.

I experienced several healings right before and during your talks. The first was a healing of fear and abnormal bleeding the day before the lecture prep meeting; another was a healing of dizziness shortly before leaving with a friend for the Saturday lecture; and the third was a healing of what appeared to be some kind of heart problem early Monday morning, the day of the fourth lecture.

When these problems seemed to occur, I did call a practitioner for support and am very grateful to God for quick healings in each case. Even more importantly, I'm grateful for growing spiritually, feeling closer to God, and for being protected and kept safe in Divine Love.

- M Lakeland, FL

Headache healed

2008-03-02T01:05:00.000-06:00

I forgot to mention that I did have a healing of a migraine type headache during the day on Friday. This time I did not call a practitioner but worked on what my true substance was and that God did not make pain or disease--the headache lifted within a fairly short time and I was able to attend the Friday evening talk which was so uplifting!
- M in Lakeland FL

God does speak to us

2008-03-01T00:30:00.002-06:00

I came to your lecture "God is Speaking to You" in Port Charlotte. It was very inspiring. Since that day I've been trying to do a better job at listening when God is speaking to me and obeying. I have an example:

My friend who was one of the others with me at the lecture called this morning to say she got home to Vancouver and found her swipe card that let's her in her building was missing. To lose a card also means a $50 fine so she asked if she left it here. I checked where she told me but no card. I checked all the drawers in the dresser and under the bed. I told her I would keep an eye out. A bit later I was putting things away in the closet in her room so I looked around again...no card. I thought I would check the dresser drawers again even though they were all empty and I looked pretty thoroughly the first time. I pulled out 1 of the 7 drawers and no card.

Just then it was as though a voice said...take the drawer out of the track. I just did it without thinking about it. I pulled the drawer as far as possible and lifted it out of the track. The card was between that drawer and the dust cover of the next drawer down. It may have been in there for years to come. I credit you and your wonderful lecture for making me more aware of the importance of listening and obeying.

- J. Higgins

Praying about contagion

2008-02-11T20:47:00.000-06:00

A few weeks back I got an email saying they'd diagnosed a case of something contagious at my school. It was something that was getting lots of media attention at the time. Earlier that day I had been trying to understand that if I truly was to be giving 5 treatments for others each day, that God would send the case, so to speak, give me the work to do. I was trying to use what you'd said about it not being a matter of human perfectionism. Literally half an hour later I got the email. Since I already knew God had sent the work, I knew it was already successful--that He would send the right ideas. And it did work that way, to where I wasn't trying to figure out how to pray about it; instead, the way to was just presented to me! At the end of that day, I was supposed to hand out a letter to go home to parents, and there was significant fear expressed. I even had to avoid the temptation to bring up the subject with some teachers with whom I was walking out of the building. At some point before I returned to school--I think it was actually the next morning as I read the Lesson--the right ideas came. There was not even a hint of a bit of a trace of anything to do with the "situation" that came my way that day...or any day since then! I was almost surprised, but knew I didn't need to be. It was truly amazing to me, though, and I was so grateful because I knew that my prayer had contributed to that. And it was really God doing the work...not me. I'm loving getting glimpses of that...I know I'm progressing toward understanding that more clearly and living it more consistently.
- E. Deyerle

Found a job through prayer

2008-02-10T15:26:00.000-06:00

It is me again! " jejeje" (rejoicing) what is happening is that I want to continue sharing the marvels that God has made in my life.

First of all I want to share with all of you that one of my jobs is teaching and last week they informed me that for several reasons I was not going to have the same hourly rate which meant to me a strong blow economically speaking on my budget, because I am a single mom and I take care completely of my son, of the house rent, and of all the ocurring expenses, of paying my brother´s school and also of helping my mother because she has lost her job. All of this hurt me strongly because I felt that everything had come at the same time and I started to pray and to be greatful to God because I was strong right here to continue struggling and speaking to God that nothing that was happening to me in this moment will weaken my faith on Him, but contrariwise I trusted that everything was going to be better. I began to speak with a Christian Science Practitioner and she through the msn e.mail was sending me readings and prayers which I always read with much faith.

I want to shout to all of you how great God is, and how He manifested in a marvellous way in my life. Today more than ever I know that He made us unique and perfect as He is, and that He is not far from us even though everything might seem obscure, and that the things that He makes have a purpose . This week in my other job they gave me an increase and they called my mother to give her a job that she had been searching for some time.

This is the way in which God presents himself, in this way and in a thousand of ways He tells us that He loves us, because He wants to remove your pain.

-E. Díaz Mexico

Healed of effects of fall

2008-02-07T23:10:00.000-06:00

We had a mini fruitage meeting this evening and our reading room librarian shared a testimony by a man who has regularly visited the reading room to listen to the Bible lesson. He went to the lecture. When he went to the reading room on Monday morning, he reported that he fallen and hurt his hip. But he refused to see God's man as fallen. He was rejoicing that he was fine. He thanked us for the lecture.
- San Antonio

Instant healing of twisted ankle

2008-02-06T10:44:00.000-06:00

Thanks for sharing the treatment in the lecture preparation workshop about the boy getting hit with hardball in the head . I used it on leaving the house for the lecture on Saturday, I flew out of the house and do not even remember my feet touching the steps as I left the front stoup and and the next thing I knew I was face down in the grass. I twisted an ankle. But fortunately God had not twisted her ankle...so I got up brushed off the grass and went to the lecture and stood the whole time. I kept thinking about the truth behind the statement was that there was an unbreakable link between God and me that animated my whole being in Her likeness untouched by human events. I did not miss a beat that afternoon or the next day from my regular busy weekend routine.

- S. Johnson

The story referred to a little boy who was hit in the head with a fast pitched hard ball. When he got home, this is how he prayed, "God has not been hit with a baseball, so I have not been hit by a baseball. God is not hurt, so I am not hurt." And with that he was instantly healed.

Healing of diabetes - translation

2008-02-03T21:23:00.000-06:00

It is with great pleasure that I send you this testimony and how the truth has been revealed to me, in my search for Love and Truth. In my thought it has been revealed and it urges me to explain this experience.

As you know during your visit to Cd. Victoria I told you that I was suffering from diabetes and that I had been taking lemon water and this has produced a lessening in the glucose levels in my blook and I could tell this because I did the tests daily, also I told you that I was like Thomas. “until I see, I don’t believe” And then I attended the lecture “Demuestra ahora el poder del Amor” (Prove the Power of Love) on November 4, at the end of which I came up to you in order to say good bye, but I didn’t ask you to pray for me. I saw such a sweet look in you that I left very happy. I had for several days my left leg and foot very inflamed and with a discoloration very red and various friends of mine can confirm this because they saw me and they had commented about it.

Well, in those 2 or 3 days following the lecture what occurred was the inflammation disappeared and I am perfectly well. I don’t take any more medicine and I was taking 4 pills daily and I don’t take any more lemon water.

My joy has been so great about my health because it has been proved like Thomas I have been healed and saved. This is how I feel and it has been manifested to my friends and family in order to give testimony to the great experience that has filled me with joy, peace and happiness to prove that God exists and is Truth and that He loves us.

- I. Canales

Sanacion de diabetes

2008-02-03T21:21:00.000-06:00

Con mucho gusto hago presente este testimonio que al fin me ha sido revelada la verdad, en mi búsqueda del Amor y la Verdad. En mi pensamiento se me acaba de revelar y me apresuro a explicar este acontecimiento.

Usted sabe que durante su visita a Cd. Victoria le comenté que padecía de diabetes y que yo había estado tomando agua de limón y esto me habría producido una baja en los niveles de glucosa en mi sangre y yo lo podía afirmar porque me hacía las pruebas del glucómetro diariamente; también le dije a Usted que yo como Santo Tomás: “hasta no ver, no creer”. Y luego de que asistí a la Conferencia “Demuestra ahora el poder del Amor” del día 4 de noviembre, al término de la misma, me acerqué a Usted para despedirme, pero yo no le pedí que orara Usted por mí salud. Le ví una mirada tan dulce que me dejó muy contenta. Yo tenía unos días con mi perna y mi pie izquierdos muy inflamados y con una coloración muy roja y esto lo pueden atestiguar varias personas amigas mías que me vieron y les comenté sobre esto.

Pues bien, en estos dos o tres días siguientes que han transcurrido, la inflamación y el enrojecimiento han desaparecido y estoy perfectamente. No tomo más medicamentos ( tomaba 4 pastillas diariamente) ni más agua de limón.

Ha sido tan grande mi gozo tanto por mi salud como por comprobar que como Santo Tomás, he sido sanada y salvada. Así me siento y así lo he manifestado a amigos y familiares para dar testimonio de tan grande acontecimiento que me han llenado de gozo, de paz y de felicidad al comprobar que Dios existe, que esVerdad, y que nos ama.

- I. Canales

Boy healed - translation

2008-02-03T21:20:00.000-06:00

I want to share my testimony, to begin I have a son named Diego who is a beautiful child. It all started in December when Diego got sick with a very serious cold that complicated over time. No medicine had an effect until one day I had to take him to the hospital because they told me that he had bronchial pneumonia. This occurred almost 8 months ago until my son couldn’t handle any more medicine (the medicine had no effect) and every day had cold, fever, phlegm etc.

One day my boss told me that his wife studied Christian Science y how it had been helping in many questions and well he invited us one day to his house in order to talk with his wife, she gave all one afternoon to talk with us explaining how Christian Science works and well it seemed to me very interesting and I began to read the book that she gave me.

Later she told me that Elise Moore was coming to give some lectures about Christian Science and tell how to pray and how to feel closer to God, so I attended and I liked it a lot and began to put into practice what I was learning little by little.

One night my son got sick again with this problem of bronchitis and began to have difficulties breathing, fever, cough, crying and more crying, I was alone, I didn’t have a car, I didn’t have any medicine, I didn’t have any money, I didn’t have a telephone in order to call someone that could help me, but I remembered what I had learned in the Christian Science lecture and I began to practice it and I began to pray affirming that my son was a child of God that was made in His image and likeness therefore he couldn’t be sick because God had made him well and without suffering that he was a happy child, intelligent, and healthy; I prayed like this until suddenly my son began to breathe calmly, stopped crying, his chest stopped making that fearful noise like it had been forever and he went to sleep. Since then my son hasn’t been sick, ie no sickness returned, and today he is a completely healthy child and this for me was the greatest proof to me of the power that Christian Science has.

- E. Diaz

Nino sanado

2008-02-03T21:16:00.000-06:00

Quiero compartirles mi testimonio, para empezar les voy a platicar que tengo un hijo que se llama Diego el cual es un niño hermoso. Todo empezó en Diciembre cuando Die enfermo de una gripe muy leve que con el tiempo se complicó, ningún medicamento le hacía efecto hasta que un día tuve que internarlo porque me dijeron que tenía bronconeumonía, así transcurrieron casi 8 meses hasta que mi hijo ya no soportaba ningún medicamento y todos los días tenia gripe, fiebre, flemas, etc.

Un día mi jefe me platicó que su esposa estudiaba la Ciencia Cristiana y como esto los había ayudado en muchas cuestiones y pues nos invitó un día a su casa para que platicarnos con su esposa, ella nos dio toda una tarde de plática para explicarnos como funcionaba la Ciencia Cristiana y pues a mí me pareció muy interesante y empecé a leer el libro que nos regaló.

Después nos comentó que vendría la Sra. ELise Moore a dar unas conferencias sobre Ciencia Cristiana y como orar para tener y estar mas cerca de Dios, asistí y me gusto mucho y empecé a poner en práctica lo que poco a poco aprendía.

Una noche mi hijo enfermó otra vez con sus problemas de bronquitis empezó a tener dificultades para respirar, fiebre, tos, llanto y mas llanto yo estaba sola, no tenía carro, no tenía medicina, no tenía dinero, ni teléfono para hablarle a alguien que me ayudara, pero me acordé de lo que había aprendido en la Conferencia de la CC y lo empecé a practicar y empecé a orar afirmando que mi hijo era un hijo de Dios que estaba hecho a su imagen y semejanza por lo tanto no podía estar mal porque Dios todo lo hizo bien y sin sufrimientos, que era un niño alegre, inteligente y sano; así que de pronto mi hijo empezó a respirar tranquilo, dejo de llorar, su pecho le dejo de hacer ese espantoso ruido de siempre y se quedó dormido. Desde entonces mi hijo no ha vuelto a enfermarse hoy es un niño completamente sano y esto para mi fue la prueba más grande del poder que tuvo en mí la Ciencia Cristiana.

- E. Diaz

Sanada de quistes

2007-11-10T01:25:00.000-06:00

El jueves 12 de abril le escribí un correo a una estudiante de la Ciencia Cristiana, el motivo del correo es para pedirle el apoyo de su hermano, practicista para mi hija.

La cual comenzó con cólicos cada vez que le tocaba su periodo y nosotros considerábamos que era normal, pero en los últimos periodos le duraba 7 días se le quitaba el sangrado y otra vez iniciaba un periodo de siete días. Por esta razón su mamá la llevo con el ginecólogo el día 11 de abril y el doctor le ordenó un ultrasonido porqué sospechaba de quistes. El día de hoy se realizo el examen y efectivamente se observa un quiste de cinco centímetros de diámetro en el ovario derecho.

El día 19 de abril se comunica la hija con su mamá para informarle que se seguía sangrando y llama a Monterrey para hacer una cita para el día 20 con un especialista a las 10:30 de la mañana.

El día 20 salimos de Reynosa a Monterrey solo pasamos por nuestra hija a su casa y nos dirigimos al consultorio del médico. Mi hija le explica el motivo de la consulta y después de escucharla le pide para realizarle un ultrasonido. La vejiga, esta es la matriz el ovario derecho se encuentra limpio, el ovario, izquierdo igual y verifica nuevamente el estudio que le habían hecho para corroborar en que ovario se encontraba el quiste, la información mencionaba el derecho y el revisa el derecho y vuelve a decir que no tiene absolutamente nada, termino la consulta y nos retiramos, inmediatamente saliendo del consultorio me comunico con la practicista para informarle lo que estaba pasando y me dice es la presencia de Dios da gracias y has oración, enseguida le comunico a mi hija para que hable con ella.

- Felix 26 de abril 2007

Sanada de dolor abdominal

2007-11-10T01:20:00.000-06:00

El 13 de febrero del 2007 me llama mi hija de Monterrey Nuevo León, diciéndome que se siente muy mal y que tiene un dolor muy fuerte en la parte abdominal, en ese momento le contesto que voy a Monterrey para llevarla a un hospital, pero como el dolor era muy intenso su marido la llevo inmediatamente a un hospital y le aplicaron un medicamento en la vena para quitarle el dolor después le toman un ultrasonido y encuentran múltiples piedras o cálculos en la vesícula y le dicen que requiere de una cirugía. Cuando llego a Monterrey me platica en su casa lo que le había pasado y después de escucharla le pregunto que si cree en Dios y me contesta que sí, yo le digo que voy hablar con una practicista de la Ciencia Cristiana para pedirle a ella y a su hermano que me ayuden haciendo oración para sanar a mi hija y que a partir de ese momento yo iba a hacer oración por ella.

Al día siguiente le escribo un correo a una practicista de la Ciencia Cristiana explicándole lo que sucedía y pidiéndole de favor su apoyo para esta situación,, me contesta la practicista diciéndome en este momento estoy saliendo para Reynosa y ya hable con mi hermano para que empiece a hacer oración por tú hija Alejandra y me anexa un texto donde me dice híncate da gracias a Dios tú hija no tiene nada y nunca ha tenido, da gracias a y pídele a de todo corazón.

Después de leer el texto lo imprimo y me voy a mi casa estando solo, me hinco en la sala y me pongo hacer oración y al final le ofrezco a Dios que me utilice como su instrumento para ayudar a las personas que él me diga. Al terminar la oración me quedo recostado en un sofa y aproximadamente como dos horas después despierto sintiéndome muy bien contento, feliz y me salgo a caminar con mi perro.

Posteriormente me sigo comunicando con mi hija y me dice que se siente muy bien que no le duele nada y que no ha vuelto a sentir ninguna molestia, en la siguiente consulta con su médico le ordena nuevamente un ultrasonido y aparece que no tiene absolutamente nada y hasta la fecha se sigue sintiendo bien y yo sigo haciendo oración.

- Felix
26 de abril 2007

Dios nos ayuda en cada paso

2007-11-10T00:59:00.000-06:00

Este pasado fin de semana, salí con mi esposo a la frontera, él iba por una reunión de trabajo y yo además de acompañarlo, a pasar “ del otro lado” , a entrevistarme con una familia de científicos cristianos que viven allá y apoyan el crecimiento del grupo informal de estudio de la Ciencia Cristiana, con literatura, libros de C y S, oraciones, etc.., y de aquí para allá, yo les llevo en agradecimiento comida congelada ( enchiladas, queso fresco, chiles rellenos y a veces un poco de guisos mexicanos de carne, pues en realidad comen muy poco, pero aprecian nuestra comida y nuestro gesto de amor al llevarles algo hecho por nosotros).

Primero, Dios me solucionó lo del transporte, ya que mi esposo y yo viajamos en una camioneta pick –up de su trabajo,. Así que llamé a una amiga, que también estudia CC, y ella sin mayores problemas cambió con sus clientas citas que ya tenía para trabajo ( ella es esteticista). Ella me pidió que yo manejara, al llegar al puente y cerca de la aduana americana, ella algo nerviosa, me dijo: no nos dirán nada por la comida?, le dije, no me han dicho nada en ocasiones anteriores, pero puedes bajar la hielera, para que no se note tanto?... ella me respondió, no ya estamos muy cerca…así que al llegar con la oficial preguntó ¿Qué lleva? Y yo contesté… comida congelada, y me contestó OK, pasen… otra vez, Dios obrando en nuestro favor, aunque no llevábamos nada prohibido, a veces, tardan mucho tiempo en revisar.

Luego, durante el camino, una hora de carretera, todo fue bien y al regreso, otra vez, aduana pero esta vez del lado mexicano y traíamos 6 cajas de libros y una caja con un escanner usado, y otras cosas más, y nos tocó el semáforo en verde… Otra vez la mano de Dios….

Por último, la aduana del 30 ( o sea la aduana adentro de la frontera mexicana, en el km 30), ya con más cosas, unas sillas, mandado(comestibles), etc, en la pick-up con mi esposo, y el oficial, aunque el semáforo de nuevo en verde, nos dijo: parándonos, que llevan?... y antes de responder.. pasen, todo está bien… Qué más pruebas del Amor divino? Como dice la Sra. Eddy en Ciencia y Salud “¿le pediremos al Principio divino de toda bondad que haga Su propio trabajo? Su obra está acabada, y sólo tenemos que valernos de la regla de Dios para recibir Su bendición, la cual nos capacita para ocuparnos en nuestra salvación” C&S 3:8-12

- Cristina

Senora protejida del golpe de carro

2007-11-10T00:53:00.000-06:00

La tarde del lunes de esta semana, mi esposo salió del trabajo y fue a hacer una diligencia a un comercio local. Al salir en su camioneta del estacionamiento, no tenía buena visibilidad pues había otro vehículo parado en segunda fila y había tráfico porque era hora pico. Aunque la ciudad no es muy grande, hay calles que se llenan de tráfico. El iba a dar la vuelta hacia la derecha y a los pocos metros venía corriendo una joven que salía de su trabajo e intentaba cruzar la avenida por donde venía mi esposo, aunque ella debía de haberlo visto, se atravesó y aunque no era la esquina, corrió y la camioneta de mi esposo alcanzó a golpearla, y ella cayó. Mi esposo dice que observó que ella no se había golpeado la cabeza al caer, y ella se levantó rápidamente. Mi esposo se bajó a ayudarla y le ofreció llevarla inmediatamente a que la revisaran en el hospital y ella aceptó. El declaró que ella estaba bien (aunque él no estudia la Ciencia Cristiana, ha sido testigo del poder de Dios para sanar cuando se ora en la Ciencia Cristiana) y me llamó por teléfono para avisarme y le dije: “Ella está bien, una idea de Dios no puede dañar a otra, los accidentes no ocurren en el reino de Dios, no pasó ningún accidente”.Dá gracias a Dios porque nunca pasó…. El estuvo de acuerdo y la llevó al hospital a revisar, ella no tenía nada, gracias a Dios. Después de que la revisaron y la dieron de alta porque no tenía ninguna lesión, él regresó a la casa y vimos que la camioneta tenía una marca en la parte del frente, cerca de los focos del lado derecho de la camioneta, así que nos dimos cuenta que el golpe debió ser muy fuerte, y sin embargo a ella no le pasó nada. La Ciencia Cristiana obra como preventivo de los problemas. El accidente no ocurrió como aparenta la marca en el metal de la camioneta. Dios cuida a los que se encuentran en el círculo de mi Amor y siempre está actuando.

- Cristina

Maravillas de la oracion en la ciencia cristiana

2007-11-10T00:39:00.000-06:00

Hace menos de un año que asistí a a una conferencia que ofrecieron miembros de la Iglesia de la Ciencia Cristiana en Cd. Victoria. Mi esposa y yo escuchamos con mucho interés todo lo que ahí se dijo sobre las enseñanzas de Mary Baker Eddy, sobre todo relacionado a la sanación, pues soy médico y mi mujer es enfermera. Yo decidí integrarme a un grupo de estudio, al que asisto de manera irregular una vez por semana. Debido a mi trabajo que consiste en salir fuera de la ciudad, he podido seguir mis estudios de las lecciones semanales, pues la responsable de ese grupo me envía mi correo electrónico los archivos con la lección semanal. De esta manera he ido fortaleciendo mi comprensión de nuestra naturaleza espiritual y del poder de sanación que tiene la oración colectiva de todos los miembros de la iglesia, aunque no los conozca y estén muy lejos de Victoria. En esa fe creciente, le pedí a la coordinadora del grupo de estudio que comunicará a un practicista en EEUU, que deseaba que oraran por un médico compañero al que aprecio mucho y que había tenido un accidente muy severo con una cuatrimoto que le cayó en su cabeza, le fracturó y le puso en estado de coma por lo que le daban muy mal pronóstico sobre su vida y recuperación. Yo no le dije nada su familia que estaba orando por su curación. Cuando todos esperaban el peor desenlace, mi compañero recuperó la conciencia, salió del hospital y en unas pocas semanas regresó a su trabajo ante la sorpresa de todos, empezando por él mismo que no entendía como eras posible que se hubiera recuperado milagrosamente. Después de un mes de su curación platique con él y le pregunté que pensaba de su recuperación y el me dijo que era un milagro y que todavía no sabía que había pasado porque no podía creer como podía estar tan bien. Entonces le platiqué que un practicista de la iglesia de la Ciencia Cristiana había orado por él para su sanación y él impresionado y emocionado me dijo que sentía que a eso se debía su curación. Me ha pedido que lo lleve con la coordinadora del grupo y que quiere conocer a las personas que oraron por él porque sabe que Dios hizo posible la maravilla de que ahora siga su vida como si nada le hubiera pasado. Ahora sabemos que Cristo hizo el milagro porque para él no hay imposibles. Yo quisiera que la iglesia siguiera enviando semanalmente por Internet las lecciones para poder estudiarlas sin importar que esté fuera de la ciudad y seguir en contacto espiritual con el grupo de estudio y todos los demás cristianos científicos aunque no los conozca en persona.
Cd. Vicoria, Tams. a 25 de Julio de 2007
- Gerardo

Sana de calambres

2007-11-10T00:24:00.000-06:00

La noche de ayer, mientras dormía, me despertó un dolor muy fuerte en la pantorrilla derecha y era un calambre muy fuerte, que se sentía una contractura muscular grande en la parte exterior de mi pantorrilla. Me paré de la cama con mucho dolor, y quise apoyar la pierna, pero el dolor era muy fuerte. Todavía a medio despertar, me apoyé en la Declaración Científica del ser y mentalmente empecé a repetirla, mientras trataba de estirar la pierna para distender el músculo dolorido. Sabía ya en este momento, que era una pretensión de la mente mortal lo que me hacía pensar que tenía ese calambre y que podía sentir dolor. La declaración científica del ser tal y como lo presenta la autora de Ciencia y Salud con clave de las escrituras en la página 468 y atañe a nuestra naturaleza espiritual, tal y como la lectura del libro nos ayuda a comprender. Todavía no terminaba de repetir esa declaración de tan sólo siete renglones, cuando el músculo se distendió, ya no había contractura. Dios está conmigo, su poder supremo actúa inmediatamente. Pude caminar hacia el baño, descalza, aún con el piso frío porque estaba puesto el aire acondicionado, sin miedo a que volviera la contractura como me sucedía antes de que yo conociera la Ciencia Cristiana, todavía sentía dolorida la pierna, pero estaba bien. Ya caminando termine de repetir : “No hay vida, verdad, inteligencia ni sustancia en la materia. Todo es Mente infinita y su manifestación infinita, porque Dios es todo- en- todo. El Espíritu es Verdad inmortal; la materia es error mortal. El Espíritu es lo real y eterno; la materia es lo irreal y temporal. El Espíritu es Dios, y el hombre es Su imagen y semejanza. Por lo tanto el hombre no es material, él es espiritual”.

- Cristina

Saved from mistake by God's power

2007-11-10T00:14:00.000-06:00

My daughter had an interesting little story. She had gone down to the mailbox to mail some letters and then to also drop her rent check in the management office’s drop box. By mistake she dropped her rent check into the mailbox with the letters. The next day she put a note on the mailbox to the mailman about it and then let the management office know that the mailman might be dropping off her rent check and if the mailman didn’t she’d stop payment and give them a new check. They insisted that she give them a new check then and include a $100 late fee. For a law school student on student loans, $100 is a lot of money and she called me upset about it. I thought about how right then, despite what the material senses were telling us, harmony WAS established (as a law, making firm or stable, putting on a firm basis, proving beyond a doubt)! She saw this too and we hung up on a higher note. Within the hour, the mailman called to say that she’d just dropped the check off at the management office (how nice was that!) and then the management office called and said they’d torn up the second check and accepted the first check that the mailman dropped off and that since she’d never been late before they were dropping the late fees. “Love manifested”“(readily perceived, easily understood or recognized, obvious, evident).
- Alexa

Pain healed during pregnancy

2007-11-06T15:20:00.001-06:00

This is from a woman in the last trimester of pregnancy who complained of not being able to take one step because the pain was so great....
My pain has been very light lately and I feel like myself again :-), it's amazing how different we are when impacted by huge pain, now I am back to being normal :-) and can be active again and do all my house chores I wanted to do and do not think for a second if I should make this step or not, what a difference!

Christian Science treatment and prayer make all the difference!

Morning Prayer - a poem

2007-07-24T16:54:00.000-05:00

Morning Prayer

Father-Mother God of all,
Guide our footsteps lest we fall.
Keep our pathway firm and straight
Leading to that narrow gate.
God's our shepherd all the time.
When there is a hill to climb,
When the way seems dark and slow,
Our Shepherd's light the way will show.
So we thank thee, God above,
Surrounding us with Thy great Love.
We, Your children, walk the way
Made straight and firm for us each day.
-Ann

Healing translated from Spanish

2007-06-07T21:27:00.000-05:00

On April 20th. of this year I had a surgery done in the neck of the ovary due to a small ulcer which I had. That same day the doctor made a biopsy because he said that he saw something which he didn´t like. When he saw the results he said that he had to send me to a hospital in Mexico City since what they had to do could not be done locally because they didn´t have the proper medical equipment, and as a result of this I was sad, and I felt powerless, since I was still recuperating from the first surgery and then I had to have another.

During the weekend I remained with my husband and with my parents-in-law and some friends in Tam, a fishing house, (a place near Victoria City). I was feeling very bad and more morally than physically and was downhearted, and then my mother-in-law and her brother who are Christian Science Practitioners told me that they could pray for me in Christian Science and I gave my consent to do so . My mother-in-law gave me copies of testimonies of healing which motivated me to continue with this. She also sent me an e.mail which I read every night and which said that God is my only doctor and that which was not created by God doesn´t exist and his infinite Love surrounds us and is always working. It was then when I began to calm down and to think positively in the fact that all was going to be well.

The date of the appointment in Mexico arrived and when I had to register my name in order to leave all the documentation, the receptionist asked me my name and told me that another person with the same name like mine (another Marlenne) had come before me to have a consultation but that they sent her to have breakfast since it was necessary to have breakfast before having anesthesia and since I have had breakfast I was the first one to come in. When the Doctor began to check me before having surgery she said to me: "Well what do you think that you don´t have anything which your file indicates? Now let me go and get the medical file to be sure." She left the room and the first thing that came to my mind was to give thanks to God, but all of a sudden I began to have some doubt thinking that perhaps the Doctor had made a mistake and had seen the medical file of the other person that had my same name and I felt desperate and I began to pray asking God to be true what the Doctor had said.

When the Doctor and the nurse returned to the room they continued to check me out while the assistant was reading what my file said about me and the Doctor repeated:" well, you don´t have anything" and she told me :"I would have not asked you to come from a long way because you don´t have anything that appears in your file.

Back in the Doctor´s office she said to me that she was not sure if I had something after all and it disappeared all of a sudden, and that there was no reason for me to make a new appointment because she was releasing me.

On the way out of the hospital my husband phoned my mother-in-law to give her the news and we were all happy. I give thanks to God for everything which he has given me. I have health and a husband which I love and a marvellous family. Thanks to Christian Science and the prayers of the Practitioners and the inconditional support.
- Sra. Hernández,
Tam. México.

Deja de fumar por medio de la oracion

2007-06-06T21:28:00.000-05:00

Estaba estudiando el libro de texto de Ciencia y Salud con Clave de las Escrituras, escrito por la Descubridora y Fundadora de la Ciencia Cristiana, pero fumando, yo fume casi mas de 20 años –ya no recuerdo bien cuanto tiempo fue- la Sra. Eddy nos dice en Esc. Mis. que “Dios nos da sus ideas para que ellas a su vez nos den nuestra provisión diaria” y esta provisión es de inteligencia, sabiduría, corrección; también nos dice en su libro de Ciencia y Salud, pág. 582:27 Niños. Pensamientos y representantes espirituales de la Vida, la Verdad y el Amor. Esos niños son ideas, las ideas del Amor.

Pero yo no me daba cuenta de que el cigarro me estaba dañando mucho, a mi y a todos los que me rodeaban, ya que al fumar yo... ellos también fumaban mi ambiente, oloroso a cigarro, además de que la comida ya no tenia el mismo sabor.

Así que un día al llegar de trabajar, mi hijo se encontraba en la casa tendría como unos 7 años y al acercarme para darle un beso, el enojado y juntando sus cinco deditos me dice: “Apestas.. hueles muy feo”. Yo me le dije chamaco malcriado, y seguí fumando. Al llegar la noche el se acostaba conmigo –yo ya había olvidado lo ocurrido- así que lo abrace y lo quise besar y, mas molesto y casi enojado me dijo otra vez: ya te dije que apestas.

¡Claro que me sentí muy mal! Me puse a pensar, o tu hijo, o el cigarro. Al otro día después de hacer la lección de la semana, le pedí a Dios que me diera fortaleza para poder hacer Su voluntad, me pregunte, el fumar es una necesidad oh una costumbre; así que me dije – bueno cuando supuestamente siento la necesidad de fumar es cuando acabo de comer – asi que puse en cigarro en la mesa para cuando dejara de comer, ponerlo en la boca pero sin prenderlo, y me dije, todo es por costumbre, y no lo voy a fumar.

Me dije toda la semana, mi única y total dependencia es Dios, el bien infinito, mi seguridad es Dios, el Amor divino me corrige, y seguía leyendo la lección y el libro de Ciencia y Salud. Al pasar una semana me di cuenta que ya no agarraba el cigarro, ni siquiera me lo ponía en la boca. Le di muchas gracias a Dios, por estar conmigo, porque se que Él es mi luz y mi fortaleza, mi única y total dependencia es conocer a Dios, es servir a Dios.

Pero tenía que pasar una prueba de fuego, y fue cuando asistí a una asamblea del sindicato donde trabajaba, pues ahí el cigarro circulaba y circulaba, y todos fumaban y fumaban; y me dije si Dios esta conmigo, nada me puede tocar, y nada puede ser mejor que estar con Dios, y así fue, el cigarro pasaba por mis manos, pero nunca le hice caso, ni lo olí ni lo fume, lo ignore completamente; y cuando salimos de la asamblea le di gracias a Dios y le dije: Prueba superada. Con esta demostración me dije a mi misma – si pudiste dejar el cigarro, lo puedes dejar todo – por seguir a Dios.

Sé que Dios me da la fuerza y la fortaleza para seguir adelante, y agradezco infinitamente que me haya hecho libre, libre del cigarro, del alcohol, de cualquier creencia de dependencia material y humana.

Ahora disfruto mas la comida, la vida, a mi familia, ahora respiro el ambiente del amor.

Gracias gracias a Dios por todo su amor.

- Sra. Chavez
Mexico

Dios me sana del accidente

2007-06-06T21:25:00.000-05:00

Deseaba clavar un clavo en la entrada del patio para colgar algunas cosas, pero en ese momento recordé que siempre que martillaba algo me golpeaba el dedo. Así que antes de golpear me puse a orar diciendo que el en reino de Dios no hay accidentes, y también dije la exposición científica del ser: No hay vida, verdad inteligencia ni sustancia en la materia. Todo es Mente infinita y su manifestación infinita. Porque Dios es Todo-en-todo. El Espíritu es verdad inmortal; la materia es error mortal. El Espíritu es lo real y eterno; la materia es error mortal. El Espíritu es Dios y yo soy su imagen y semejanza. Por lo tanto yo no soy material yo soy espiritual.

Al terminar de orar esto y con seguridad di el primer martillazo... pero el segundo dio en mi dedo gordo de la mano izquierda. El dolor fue fuertísimo. Me dije: porque si estoy diciendo la Verdad me pasa esto. Y rápidamente me conteste: para acercarte mas a Dios, para demostrar que si confías en Dios . Cubrí mi dedo con la otra mano y dije fuertemente Dios me gobierna, Dios esta conmigo, no soy material, yo soy espiritual, seguí diciendo la exposición científica del ser, y después de unos 5 o 10 minutos el dolor desapareció, y la sensación de que el dedo punzaba no estaba mas.

Y como dice la Sra. Eddy en su libro que una niña le dice a su mamá: “el dedo no esta nada dolorido”, no había inflamación ni moretón, -me dio risa el saber que esto no me había pasado porque haya estado distraída o pensar siquiera que la oración no funciona, al contrario me sonreí mirando al dedo diciéndole Dios siempre triunfa.

Agradezco a Dios y a la Sra. Eddy todas las bendiciones otorgadas por medio de la confianza y seguridad en ellos.

- Sra. Chavez
Mexico

Mis primeros pasos y sanaciones

2007-06-06T21:20:00.000-05:00

Mi conocimiento sobre la Ciencia Cristiana resultó de la curación excepcional que tuvo un sobrino que se accidentó y tuvo un daño cerebral y permaneció en coma por dos meses, aproximadamente, esto sucedió hace como 17 años y estando en comunicación con mi hermano Modesto ( quien con su familia son científicos cristianos desde los 70s) le solicitamos oración, para pedir a Dios por el caso tan difícil que presentaba mi sobrino, pero sin comprender cómo la Ciencia obraba, él además de oraciones, nos obsequió el libro de Ciencia y Salud con clave de las escrituras, por Mary Baker Eddy. Sin embargo, en ese tiempo, yo no entendí nada, pero sí pude ver que la oración era muy poderosa. Mi sobrino tuvo una recuperación muy rápida y espectacular, ya que no necesitó mucho tiempo, como pronosticaban los médicos. Fuimos a Harlingen, Tx a agradecer a Dios, a un servicio de la Iglesia de Cristo Científico, pero ni con eso entendimos de que se trataba.

Estuve en comunicación con mi hermano y su familia, y aunque intenté leer el libro en varias ocasiones, no lo entendía y lo dejaba. Sin embargo, en repetidas ocasiones le solicite oración a mi hermano y su esposa por diversos problemas de salud, a veces de la familia, o de amistades, pues yo sabía que la oración era muy poderosa y Dios nos da respuesta a ella.

Durante el 2002, empezaron los problemas de trabajo para mi esposo y para mí. Habíamos trabajado ya por casi 30 años para la Universidad de Tamaulipas y él tenía muchas posibilidades de ser escogido para participar como candidato a Rector de la misma. Yo ocupaba en ese tiempo un cargo alto en la administración rectoral y el también. Además teníamos grandes problemas matrimoniales y familiares. La situación en la Universidad, se empieza a complicar y queda otro candidato a la rectoría, y empieza una batalla política contra mi esposo y de paso contra quienes aparecíamos como sus seguidores y amigos. Primero perjudican a dos amigas, luego a varios de golpe, entre ellos a mi esposo…. Los cesan, sin más ni más… empiezan los problemas legales, demandas, amparos, juicios laborales, etc, que además traen, problemas económicos, decepciones de amigos que no lo eran tanto, etc.
Luego me alcanza la furia política del nuevo rector a mi en lo personal, me cierra la oficina y me quita mi trabajo a pesar de estar incapacitada por una cirugía en la rodilla, en fin, los problemas eran cada vez más y de varias índoles. En ese tiempo, solicité la ayuda de mi hermano de nuevo pidiendo oración, tanto por mi esposo, como por problemas de salud de varias de mis amigas, y en varias ocasiones que lo visito me regala Ciencia y Salud, tanto a mí como a mis amigas, lo leo de nuevo, pero desespero y no lo entiendo.

El proceso de juicio laboral que interpuso mi esposo llevaba ya tres años y mis problemas laborales ya avanzaban un año, de tal suerte, que la economía familiar se vió afectada fuertemente, y aunque legalmente el juicio resultaba a favor de mi esposo, el poder político aplastaba toda justicia y no veíamos posibilidades de arreglo. Yo estaba desesperada y peleaba mucho con mi esposo. El primer gran paso a la curación de todos nuestros males, fue con mi esposo: dejó de beber alcohol, cosa que había hecho por más de 30 años y nos había ocasionado grandes problemas, entre ellos la separación durante más de 10 años, pero yo todavía no estaba consciente del origen de estas bendiciones….Para colmo, mi salud empeoraba, en ese tiempo y durante muchos años, desde que era adolescente, yo creía que padecía migrañas que me afectaban dos y tres veces por semana, tomaba muchos analgésicos y otros medicamentos (hormonas tiroideas y femeninas, por otros padecimientos anteriores), asi que me sentía terriblemente abrumada y no sentía que Dios estuviera cerca. Durante un viaje de trabajo, para colmo, en México había ciclones y dos de mis hermanos estaban en el área de desastre y por dos semanas no habíamos tenido noticias de ellos, estaban en Chiapas y allí las noticias eran alarmantes. Llevaba yo mi Biblia y oré de rodillas a Dios, desesperada y recordé que la fé entra por el oír, así que repetí en voz alta en soledad en mi hotel salmos donde pedía a Dios su protección, leí muchos, recuerdo especialmente el 91, el 23, el 119. Para ese tiempo, yo cargaba conmigo a donde iba el libro de Cy S y una Biblia, y de repente, sentí que Dios me escuchaba, pues a pesar de las noticias que habían pronosticado mas lluvias en Chiapas, pues había otro ciclón por la zona, yo había orado porque ya no lloviera allá y había dejado de llover fuertemente! Dios me estaba escuchando!
Decidí que dejaría mis medicamentos, que si Dios me escuchaba, también sanaba mis dolencias, pero me dije, hasta que regreses a tu casa, no vayas a dar molestias o sustos fuera de tu casa ( todavía no conocía a Dios tanto como para sentirme segura donde no era mi casa), regresando, en esa misma semana, hubo noticias de la Universidad, el Rector fue destituído y se nombró a otro. Esto era inaudito en la Universidad! Nunca había sido destituído un rector en una situación como ésta!! El poder de Dios es supremo!!, aquí no acaba todo…. El sucesor, resultó ser un ex –alumno nuestro, que muy pronto nos restituyó las prestaciones y salarios que nos adeudaban….. Mientras, yo pedía a Dios que no me regresara a la posición que tenía, pues estaba rodeada de presiones políticas, envidias, etc… y ya estaba estudiando Ciencia y Salud con regularidad, asi que el nuevo rector me ofreció que regresara a una nueva posición, pero yo le dije: que desde luego que haría lo que el me solicitara, pero le comenté que yo estaba muy tranquila y que no deseaba ninguna posición donde hubiera tanta política ni envidias… que me dejara como estaba con una comisión donde salía regularmente con otros docentes a evaluar el trabajo de otras Universidades, dijo que lo pensaría …. Y Dios de nuevo me escuchó…. No me ha llamado a un nuevo cargo dentro de la administración….así que tengo todo el tiempo para dedicar al trabajo de Dios, cuando así lo comprendí mas tarde, en una plática con una preciosa amiga, que conocí en un grupo de discusión de Ciencia Cristiana al que me suscribí y empecé a buscar información el la red, pregunté por las lecciones bíblicas en el mismo Chat, y amablemente me las empezó a enviar Rafael Ramírez, y comencé a entender cada día más a Dios.

- Sra. Canales Reyna
Tam. Mexico

Mi papa cambia por oracion

2007-06-06T21:15:00.000-05:00

Estudiando la Ciencia Cristiana he aprendido que Dios creo al hombre, y el hombre es la imagen y semejanza de Dios, el hombre es responsable, honrado, honesto, justo, como dice la Sra. Eddy: “Dios perfecto-hombre perfecto”, también la Biblia nos dice que “lo que bendice a uno... bendice a todos”.. y las bendiciones de Dios estaban con mi papá y conmigo corrigiendo nuestras vidas. También se que para Dios nada es imposible, que Dios es la única Mente, que Dios es Amor, y esta siempre presente.

Cuando mi papá llego a vivir conmigo, el tomaba casi todos los días, gritaba, decía muchas malas palabrotas, y antes de venirse a vivir conmigo yo le dije: papá aquí no se fuma, no se toma, no se grita, ni se dicen groserías, -pensé que mi papá no desearía vivir conmigo ante tales reglas, pero no fue así él se quedo en casa y en cuatro meses mi papá cambio.

- Sra. Chavez

Sana de herpes sublingual

2007-06-06T21:11:00.000-05:00

Hace bastantes años, como 20, cuando yo no sabía que era la Ciencia Cristiana. Enfermé de herpes sublingual… me duró dos semanas y además del dolor, no podía pasar ni saliva; esos síntomas se repitieron algunas veces más, en otras ocasiones, y yo tenía miedo, pues resultaba muy doloroso, y no podía ni hablar no comer.

La madrugada de hoy, el dolor característico me despertó, sentí en la parte trasera de la lengua los síntomas ya conocidos y me dolía mucho; pero aun así medio dormida, repetí una cita de Ciencia y Salud, que me dio una practicista recientemente y que he estado trabajando con ella: “Si Dios no lo creó, nunca fue creado y entonces no existe” en la página ….del libro de Ciencia y Salud de la Sra. Mary Baker Eddy, y lo repetí incesantemente. Tomé un poco de agua, con dolor todavía, y seguí repitiendo, hasta dormirme en muy poco tiempo. Cuando desperté en la mañana, comprobé que ya no tenía ningún síntoma y di gracias a Dios. Pude hacer todo lo que tenía pendiente, pues había estado fuera de mi casa por trabajo y luego ayudando a mi hijo en un cambio de casa por lo que estuve fuera prácticamente una semana completa.

- Sra. Canales Reyna
Tam. Mexico

Abre el entendimiento de Dios

2007-06-06T21:08:00.000-05:00

Desde que estoy leyendo y practicando la ciencia cristiana, descrita por la señora Baker, tengo paz en el alma y esto me permite interpretar los conocimientos y las escrituras de manera diferente ya no como castigos y reglamentos, sino que puedes ver la obra de Dios desde el angulo de su hijo, siendo parte de su creación, su reflejo y su grandeza. Así, he ido aprendiendo a vivir en armonía con sus leyes y principios. Es difícil cambiar de métodos de comportamiento adquiridos desde la niñez,porque se dan por acto reflejo y mas aun si piensas que están acordes a la voluntad de Dios. La interpretación de la biblia desde el punto de vista de la señora Baker, permite que se entienda las cosas maravillosas que tiene Dios puestas para nosotros, solo basta que aceptemos vivir bajo su ley y agradecer su amor. De inmediato sera dadas las condiciones que te permiten vivir en paz y en armonía.

Una vez ahí, llegan los "beneficios" esperados, Dios sabe de donde los "saca" y como te los "entrega" de modo que cuando los ves, solo te queda ser humilde, darle gracias y maravillarse de la manera de enviártelos,no solo eso, sino que vienen acompañados con mas y mas cosas que no pensaste nunca; es verdaderamente como un padre que sabe lo que necesita su hijo y se lo brinda por añadidura.

- Sr. Canales
Tam. Mexico

El estudio de la Ciencia Cristiana le ayuda

2007-06-06T21:06:00.000-05:00

Cuando yo acudi al estudio de la Ciencia Cristiana era un caos mi vida me sentía muy sola, problemas ecónomicos, con mi hija, laborales, PERO EL DIA QUE DECIDI LEER Y ACUDIR AL GRUPO DE LECTURA Y CIENCIA CRISTIANA, CAMBIO REPENTINAMENTE MI VIDA, ESTOY CONTENTA, ME DIERON OTRO TRABAJO QUE YO DESEABA CON TODO MI CORAZON, BENDITO SEA DIOS POR ESCUCHAR MIS ORACIONES!!!!!!

HACE TIEMPO YO ME SENTIA TRISTE Y SOLA PUES A PESAR QUE TENGO HIJOS Y MI NIETA QUE VIVE CONMIGO, E FALTABA ALGO, Y YA LO ENCONTRE, QUE ES NUESTRO PADRE DIOS Y EL GRUPO DE CIENCIA CRISTIANA.

BENDICIONES PARA TODOS Y SUS FAMILIAS, DIOS CON NOSOTROS.

- Sra. Cruz
Tam. Mexico

Gracias al libro Ciencia y Salud

2007-06-06T21:02:00.000-05:00

Con base en las lecturas que Cristina y Cony me han hecho llegar y en el libro Ciencia y Salud he encontrado en los momentos difíciles de salud y economía que ya no me desespero tanto que estoy aceptando que para todo hay un momento y que hay pruebas que Dios nos pone para ver si somos capaces de entenderlo y salir adelante. Hoy más que nunca sé que Él me quiere y siempre está junto a mí, pero también sé que tengo que poner de mi parte para que las cosas marchen bien.

- Sra. Flota

Sana de un granito en el higado

2007-06-06T20:58:00.000-05:00

Hace tres años mi mamá empezó a sentirse mal, y se quejaba de un dolor en el lado derecho, abajo del estomago, que en ocasiones le provocaba vómito y la hacía devolver los alimentos, fue al doctor y le ordenó estudios en los que se le diagnosticó un nódulo hepático (un granito en el hígado) el cual tenia dos posibilidades de cura, una era esperar que con medicamento se desvaneciera y la otra era una pequeña operación para extirpar el absceso. Mi mamá se eligió la primer alternativa, mas cómoda y menos dolorosa, pero al poco tiempo de seguir el tratamiento se empezó a sentir mejor y lo dejo, olvidándose de la situación. Pero hace 4 meses volvió a sentirse mal de lo mismo y esta vez ya no solo vomitaba y le dolía, sino que en menos de 10 días bajo drásticamente de peso, perdiendo casi 7 kilos. En esta ocasión al acudir al médico la situación era preocupante porque no era normal que perdiera tanto peso en tan poco tiempo, le ordenaron hacerse un ultrasonido y volvió a aparecerle el mismo nódulo hepático, pero en esta ocasión el diagnóstico era un poco alarmante, pues había posibilidad de que fuera un tumor cancerígeno, situación por la que se le ordenaron más estudios para confirmar o descartar dicha posibilidad, y con el diagnóstico anterior se le internó por cuatro días para hacer los exámenes necesarios. Días antes de internarse se había solicitado telefónocamente orar por la Ciencia Cristiana por ella a un tío de mi hijo, quien es practicista y Científico Cristiano desde hace muchos años.. y a un grupo de personas en Cd. Victoria, quienes se reunen de manera informal, a leer la Biblia y la Lección de la Iglesia del Cristo Científico, en un hogar , las cuales le regalaron el libro Ciencia y Salud con Clave de las Escrituras escrito por la Sra. Mary Baker Eddy, para que lo leyera mi mamá mientras estaba hospitalizada, durante el tiempo que estuvo mi mamá en el hospital nos sorprendimos mucho pues ella se sentía muy bien y se estaba recuperando, al cuarto día que se completaron los resultados de los estudios que se hicieron para confirmar el diagnóstico, el médico se sorprendió y comentó con las enfermeras que mi mamá no tenía nada, y en seguida paso a su cuarto a comunicárselo, las palabras textuales de el médico fueron “Usted no tiene nada, usted está bien” a lo que yo respondí con una pregunta y algo confundida ¿y lo que dicen los resultados del los ultrasonidos anteriores? Y el contesto “pues ya le hicimos todos los estudios y ella está muy bien de todo”, fue entonces cuando nos dimos cuenta de la gran bondad de Dios para con mi mamá y para con todos nosotros.
- Sra. García
Mpo. De Tula Tamaulipas

Sana de un quiste

2007-06-06T20:37:00.000-05:00

El jueves 12 de abril le escribí un correo electrónico a una practicista de la Ciencia Cristiana, el motivo del correo es para pedirle su apoyo y el de su hermano, también practicista para otra hija. Quien comenzó con cólicos cada vez que le tocaba su periodo y nosotros (sus padres) considerábamos que era normal, pero en los últimos periodos le duraba 7 días, se le quitaba el sangrado y otra vez iniciaba un periodo de siete días. Por esta razón su mamá la llevó con el ginecólogo el día 11 de abril y el doctor le ordenó un ultrasonido porqué sospechaba de quistes. Ese día de se realizó el examen y efectivamente se observa un quiste de cinco centímetros de diámetro en el ovario derecho.

La Practicista me respondió enseguida por e-mail que pensara en: Si Dios no lo creó ( enfermedad, pecado y muerte), nunca fue creado y por lo tanto no existe, y me sugirió que antes de acudir al médico diera gracias a Dios, que mi hija estaba sana, que el Amor infinito siempre nos rodea y “siempre responde y siempre ha respondido a toda necesidad humana”, que mi hija que nunca había estado enferma, pues la enfermedad no existe.

El día 19 de abril se comunica Dalia desde Monterrey, N. L. donde estudia, con su mamá para informarle que se seguía sangrando y su mamá llama a Monterrey para hacer una cita para el día siguiente (20) del mismo mes, con un especialista a las 10:30 de la mañana.
El día 20 salimos de Reynosa a las 7:27 de la mañana y llegamos a las 9:24 a Monterrey sólo pasamos por Dalia a su casa y nos dirigimos al consultorio del médico esperamos 10 minutos en la sala de espera y nos recibe el médico. Dalia le explica el motivo de la consulta y después de escucharla le pide que pase a la camilla para realizarle un ultrasonido, pasa con su mamá le aplican un gel en el abdomen y empieza a observar y les explica: ésta es la vejiga, ésta es la matriz ,el ovario derecho se encuentra limpio, el ovario izquierdo igual, y verifica nuevamente el estudio que le habían hecho para corroborar en cuál ovario se encontraba el quiste, la información mencionaba el derecho; y el revisa el derecho y vuelve a decir que no tiene absolutamente nada; terminó la consulta y nos retiramos, inmediatamente saliendo del consultorio me comunico por teléfono con la practicista para informarle lo que estaba pasando y me dice muy contenta “es la presencia de Dios” “ dá gracias y haz oración” , enseguida le comunico a mi hija Dalia para que hable con ella.
Esta es la manifestación de Dios en nuestra familia y damos Gracias a Dios por conocer la Ciencia Cristiana.

- Sr. Carrillo
Tam. Mexico

Sana de piedras en la vesicula

2007-06-06T20:33:00.000-05:00

El 13 de febrero del 2007 me llama mi hija Alejandra Carrillo de Monterrey, Nuevo León, diciéndome que se siente muy mal y que tiene un dolor muy fuerte en la parte abdominal, en ese momento le contesto que voy a Monterrey para llevarla a un hospital, pero como el dolor era muy intenso su marido la llevó inmediatamente a un hospital y le aplicaron un medicamento en la vena para quitarle el dolor después le toman un ultrasonido y le encuentran múltiples piedras o cálculos en la vesícula y le dicen que requiere de una cirugía. Cuando llego a Monterrey me platica en su casa lo que le había pasado y después de escucharla le pregunto que si cree en Dios y me contesta que sí, yo le digo que voy hablar con una practicista de la Ciencia Cristiana para pedirle a ella y a su hermano que me ayuden haciendo oración para sanar a mi hija y que a partir de ese momento yo iba a hacer oración por ella.
Al día siguiente le escribo un correo electrónico a una practicista de la Ciencia Cristiana explicándole lo que sucedía y pidiéndole de favor su apoyo para esta situación,, me contesta la practicista diciéndome en este momento estoy saliendo para Reynosa y ya hablé con mi hermano para que empiece a hacer oración por tú hija Alejandra y me anexa un texto donde me dice: híncate da gracias a Dios tú hija no tiene nada y nunca ha tenido nada, dá gracias a Dios y pídele con todo tu corazón.
Después de leer el texto lo imprimo y me voy a mi casa estando solo, me hinco en la sala y me pongo hacer oración y al final le ofrezco a Dios que me utilice como su instrumento para ayudar a las personas que él me diga. Al terminar la oración me quedo recostado en un sofá y aproximadamente como dos horas después, despierto sintiéndome muy bien contento, feliz y me salgo a caminar con mi perro.
Posteriormente me sigo comunicando con mi hija y me dice que se siente muy bien que no le duele nada y que no ha vuelto a sentir ninguna molestia, en la siguiente consulta con su médico le ordena nuevamente un ultrasonido y aparece que no tiene absolutamente nada y hasta la fecha se sigue sintiendo bien y yo sigo haciendo oración.
Doy gracias a Dios y a la Ciencia Cristiana por esta curación.

- Sr. Carrillo
Tam. Mexico

No habia necesidad de cirugia

2007-06-06T20:15:00.000-05:00

El día 20 de abril del presente año me realizaron una cirugía en el cuello de la matriz por un a pequeña úlcera que tenía, ese mismo día el Dr. me realizó una biopsia porque que dijo que había visto algo que no le gustó, cuando voy por los resultados me dice que me va a mandar al Hospital de la Cd. De México ya que lo que me tenían que hacer no se podía localmente porque no tenían el equipo necesario; y como es de esperarse yo estaba muy triste , mortificada y sentía mucha impotencia ya que todavía estaba en recuperación de la primera cirugía y me tenía que someter a otra.
Ese fin de semana estuve con mi esposo y con mis suegros y unos amigos en la casa de la Pesca,Tam ( un lugar cercano a Cd.Victoria, ); yo me sentía muy mal, más que físicamente moralmente estaba con los ánimos muy bajos, fué cuando mi suegra la me dijo que si yo quería ella y su hermano, quienes son practicistas, podían orar por mi por medio de la Ciencia Cristiana a lo cual yo le respondí de inmediato que sí, ella me dió impresos unos testimonios los cuales al leer me motivaron a seguir con esto , también me mandó un e-mail que yo leía todas las noches, el cual decía que Dios es mi único doctor, que lo que no fue creado por Dios no existe, que su Amor infinito nos rodea y siempre está actuando, fué cuando yo empecé a tranquilizarme y a pensar positivamente en que todo iba a estar bien.
Llego la fecha de la cita en México y cuando llego a registrarme para dejar mi documentación la recepcionista me pregunta mi nombre y me dice que hay otra persona con el mismo nombre que el mío (otra Marlenne) que había llegado antes para consultar ese mismo día, pero que la mandaron a desayunar ya que como es necesario aplicar anestesia no era conveniente estar en ayunas y como yo si había desayunado fui la primera en entrar , cuando la Dra.,me está revisando para poder realizar
la cirugía me dice : pues que crees? , que no tienes nada de lo que dice tu expediente, pero déjame ir por él para estar segura, ella sale del cuarto y lo primero que se me viene a la mente es dar gracias a Dios, pero de repente tuve cierta duda porque pensé que posiblemente la Dra. se había confundido y había visto el expediente de la otra persona con el mismo nombre que el mío y me sentí muy desesperada y me puse a hacer una oración y le pedía a Dios que fuera cierto lo que ella había dicho, cuando regresan al cuarto la Dra. Y la enfermera, continua revisándome mientras la asistente le está leyendo lo de mi expediente y la Dra. repite: pues no, no tienes nada y me dice: yo no te hubiera mandado hasta acá por que no traes nada de lo que dice ahí.
Ya en su consultorio me dice que no sabe si en verdad tuve algo y desapareció, pero que no tenía caso darme otra cita que ella me daba de alta. Saliendo del hospital mi esposo llamo a mi suegra para darle la noticia y estábamos muy contentos, doy Gracias a Dios por todo lo que me a dado, tengo salud un esposo al que amo, amigos y una
familia maravillosa, gracias la Ciencia Cristiana, por las oraciones de los practicistas y su apoyo incondicional.
Los quiero….
- Sra. Hernández.
Tam. México

Simple healing

2007-05-19T14:33:00.000-05:00

A friend of a member came with a severe cold and was healed during the lecture. He was not familiar with Christian Science, in fact he is Jewish. - Charlotte, NC

Coughing ceased

2007-05-19T14:30:00.000-05:00

While giving the talk "The Christianity of Christian Science" in an assisted living facility, a man in a wheelchair in the front row had fits of great difficulty breathing and coughing for the first 5 minutes of the lecture. As he drowned out my mike, I saw the healing Christ comforting him. The difficulty ceased and didn’t recur. We talked afterward and his eyes were shining with delight. - East Lansing, MI

Reading for the first time

2007-05-19T14:28:00.000-05:00

A young woman who didn’t know how to read began coming to this church 3 years ago. She volunteered to read Genesis 1:27 (when I asked for a volunteer from the audience…this is nearer the end when people have been reading lots of Bible verses aloud.) She read with a little help from the woman sitting next to her. There were tears in a lot of people’s eyes and she was beaming. This is the first time she has ever read aloud to anyone other than her tutor. - Deltona, FL

Reaching kids

2007-05-19T14:25:00.000-05:00

A teenager under house arrest and wearing an ankle band was brought to the talk, "God is Speaking to You". Her aunt arranged to bring her to the lecture. They came in as it started and sat in the back. The teenager had negative body language and looked like she didn’t want to be there. Somewhere in the middle of the talk she turned around, completely absorbed in the message. The Christ speaks to everyone and meets them right where they are. - Dayton, OH

Kids' lives touched

2007-05-19T14:20:00.000-05:00

One teenager told me after the lecture "God is Speaking to You" about a ten year old girl sitting next to her who had participated several times answering questions. The little girl’s family was going through tough times. Her Mom had left and she had withdrawn. The teenager said the girl was “into it” meaning into the lecture the entire time. She saw a real change in her during the lecture. She told me how important that was and that it was a healing. - Dayton, OH

Healing of depression

2007-05-19T14:15:00.000-05:00

One woman was healed of depression or a mental fog as she put it, which had lasted for 2 years. She had asked for Christian Science prayerful treatment the day of the lecture preparation meeting. She reported a lifting of the problem during the lecture prep and the lecture. The complete healing came within 2 days of the lecture. - Charlotte, NC

Finding a home

2007-05-19T14:14:00.000-05:00

A visitor told me the lecture last spring (God is Speaking to You) was very meaningful to her and changed the way she thought about things. She worked to listen to God and be obedient immediately. Her parents’ home was destroyed in New Orleans and they had moved to Birmingham. They were looking for a home/apt and couldn’t seem to find anything that suited them. She said her parents were out one day when this clear thought came to her to take a walk right then. It seemed like an angel message so she did. She said there were specific thoughts to turn here, walk so far, then turn there, etc until she found herself in front of a house, the perfect place for her parents. She expressed a lot of gratitude for learning to listen and obey immediately.
- Birmingham, AL

Pain disappeared

2007-05-19T14:11:00.000-05:00

An elderly woman told me that she had been in such pain she didn’t think she could make it to the lecture, "God is Speaking to You". But she’d made the effort to come anyway. She said the pain disappeared during the lecture. She was rejoicing. - Birmingham, AL

Lost objects found

2007-05-19T14:09:00.000-05:00

A person lost their car keys after the lecture "God is Speaking to You". She prayed using the ideas for finding lost objects in this lecture and found her keys.

The lecture chair lost an earring in the parking lot of a strip mall. She only realized it when she got home. She prayed using the ideas from the lecture, went back, and found the earring in the busy parking shopping mall parking lot. - Bellaire, TX

Finding a job

2007-05-19T14:08:00.000-05:00

3 people that attend this church found jobs or had healings of trouble with employment during the time we were praying for the lecture "God is on the Job". One woman is in a male dominated field and felt pressured to leave. The situation was healed. -Bellaire, TX

Change of thought

2007-05-19T14:06:00.000-05:00

At the lecture prep, an elderly woman said she hadn’t liked the title “God is on the Job”. But the day of the lecture prep she was having some work done at her home. She said she wasn’t pleased with the work or the workers. She didn’t think they were doing the work correctly, not doing a good job etc. Then she remembered the title of the lecture coming the next day, God is on the Job. And decided this was correct, that God was on the job at her home. She thought about Principle being on the job, about Truth being on the job, etc. She said as she worked that way she began to see that the workers were doing a good job and actually were doing things that she didn’t even realize needed doing. She was very pleased and changed her opinion of the lecture before it even began. She said this was a healing and that she could see how God was on the job and how that was helpful. Oh, and she enjoyed the lecture as well. - Bedford, England

Healing of headache

2007-05-19T14:02:00.000-05:00

During the lecture series, the lecture chair said she had a headache. She mentioned it to another member who reminded her that it was just a “wrong note”, which is a point from the lecture "Being God's Song". She said she had an instantaneous healing thinking about error simply being a wrong note, and was able to come to church, go to lunch and attend the afternoon workshop. - Bedford, England

Healing of cold symptoms

2007-05-19T14:01:00.000-05:00

A woman said after the lecture that she had a cold, was sneezing and blowing her nose and didn’t think she could come to the lecture. Her husband urged her to come. She said that she didn’t sneeze, cough or blow her nose once during the lecture and that she was healed and attributed it to coming to the lecture. She and her husband also came to the second lecture. - Bedford, England

Healing of sore neck

2007-05-19T14:00:00.000-05:00

The lecture chair had a sore neck. She reported that the moment she drove onto the campus for the lecture, she was healed. - Atlanta GA

Healing of diarrhea

2007-05-19T13:58:00.000-05:00

A member of the lecture committee had diarrhea all day, the day of the lecture. She had been praying all day and wondering how she was going to drive to the lecture. But when the time came to leave, she simply decided it was her right place and got in her car. She said when she drove onto the campus, she had an instantaneous healing. She was free and the problem didn’t return. - from Atlanta GA

Healings from Christian Science lectures

2007-05-19T13:48:00.000-05:00

Since giving talks on Christian Science across the US and in 5 countries, I've witnessed and heard of such beautiful healings. People are being healed through prayer every day. I'm going to begin sharing this good news, the wonderful healings happening at lectures and due to lectures explaining Christian Science. This is truly the gospel of Christ reaching the hungering heart, and it is having a healing effect. - Elise