Severe Abuse and Suicidal Thoughts Healed Through Prayer

It is amazing how much change has taken place in my life over the past 10 plus years of working with my Christian Science Practitioner and studying Christian Science and the Bible. I never thought it would be possible to get through a day with a clear mind and a joy filled heart. Being healed of a very abusive past has opened up a whole new world to me. I have learned to trust, to have courage, to stand on Principle and not well up with anger, unable to function, when I witness injustice. I spent my entire childhood and well into adulthood, unable to cope with all the nuances of mental incapacity due to childhood abuse, both physical and sexual, always standing frozen and helpless as I witnessed terrifying violence. I spent years wanting revenge and praying for death.

When I was 20 a friend of mine gave me Science and Health. I read a little bit of it when I could. At the time I was suffering from a severe acne problem and after just a couple days of reading some of the book, my skin cleared up and I never had that problem again. But, because I was so self-absorbed with the past, I put the book away and continued to live a life of mental stress, yet still knowing how special the words in that book were, I kept it safely protected. After many years of suicide attempts and dysfunctional behavior my friend gave me the number to my Practitioner. When I finally called it was like an angel spoke to me. After many months of chipping away, the Truths she relayed to me shinned through the darkness and opened a door to a beautiful, freeing, loving God, a pure purpose and the understanding of my relationship to my true Father/ Mother, untouched, unprovoked and unashamed. These days, I never think about the past unless someone brings it up, then I just answer, “Thank God that’s over with.” What a blessing it is to finally be able to be present and unobstructed by past events.

Words cannot express my gratitude for my Practitioner and all of her constant work/ support. I am grateful to God for everything I have learned and for Christ Jesus, the way shower.