Testimony Guidelines

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We're so glad you're interested in writing a testimony. As you think about your healing, Article VIII, Section 24, of the Manual of The Mother Church can be invaluable. Many of those who read your testimony may just be beginning to consider the power of God to heal. So you'll want to explain as clearly as possible how you were healed.

Here are some tips that will help bring God's power to light for readers.

• Firsthand account
  Tell about your healing in your own words, even though someone else may also have been praying about the situation.
• Time frame
  Experiences should be fairly recent but solidly established before they are published.
• Subject matter
  There is always a need for strong examples of physical healing, and many of the testimonies we publish include one, no matter how small.

Style

• Speak as if you were talking to someone brand new to Christian Science
• Try to balance human details with metaphysical truths
• Tell how you prayed
• Share spiritual insights you gained and how they led to your healing
• Feel free to share a particular passage from the Bible, Science and Health or another of Mrs. Eddy's writings, but don't depend on quotes to make your points
• Indicate clearly that the healing did come and that it has been permanent
• Keep language simple

Testimonies should be approximately 500 words long. We are able to publish up to two testimonies per person per year in the periodicals, including The Herald of Christian Science.

Verification

• Include names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three people who would be willing to verify your testimony.
• Verifiers should be people who know you well and have either witnessed the healing or can vouch for its accuracy based on their knowledge of you.
• At least one of the verifiers should be a member of The Mother Church. (Once the testimony has been edited, we’ll send them a verification form, which we need to have completed for our files.)

The email address for testimonies is: jshwrite@csps.com

Or you may mail your testimonies to:
Testimonies
Christian Science Sentinel, P03-30
The Christian Science Publishing Society
210 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 USA

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