To say that Christian Science found me is to speak literally. At the time there were several problems which seemed very real and which I could see no way to solve— not physical problems, but ones in other lines. One day, while I was earnestly desiring to know the way, the words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me," came to me. It seemed as though they were written before my eyes in illuminated letters. For several days these words kept coming to me. I would stop and say, "Father, show me what is the way, what is the truth and the life, what is it I must do to find them?" One day, when looking for a book in the public library, I suddenly found myself with a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy in my hand. Immediately I knew that this was what I wanted. I read nearly all that night. While I was reading, the words, "Divine Love is all there is," stood out to me, although the page on which I was reading did not contain that particular sentence.
While I was not seeking physical healing I soon found there were many discordant conditions to overcome. It took a long time to learn that these physical conditions were the result of wrong thinking, that resentment, hatred, a tendency to criticize, selfishness, self-will, and many other such thoughts had to be overcome. This has not been done in a day. The struggle has been long, and many mistakes have been made, due to the lack of understanding of how to apply the teachings of Christian Science to daily living. But some progress has been made, and through earnest striving to know more of this grand truth more will be gained.
Among other healings has been that of a hand, which was crushed in the wringer of an electric washing machine. As I was very young in Christian Science at that time, help from a practitioner was sought, and in less than half an hour the hand was normal. Severe coughs and colds have been overcome, although not so quickly as other conditions. Burns have been healed instantaneously. Christian Science has been the means of working out business problems, when the way seemed hard and uncertain. I have found in every instance that when one keeps close to divine Principle and lets Love work out the problem everything is harmonious. When one tries to use human will the seeming problems are not solved.
