Shiver and shake! That's what I used to do just at the thought of giving a testimony in a Church of Christ, Scientist, at the Wednesday evening meeting! I trembled at the very idea of getting on my feet and speaking. So there I sat week after week, glued to my seat, and oh, how I wanted to get up!
Through persistent effort and prayer I was eventually able to testify. Although my testimonies were brief at first, and quavery too, my deep gratitude to God and for what Christian Science had done for me prevailed, and my love-motivated confidence grew.
It grew through the realization that man is not a fearful, trembling mortal but a spiritual, fearless, complete idea of God. I began to realize that each of us, reflecting the one infinite, all-knowing Mind, possesses the ability to express himself freely and intelligently. The testimonies began to come more easily, and Jeremiah's promise began to be proved: "Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth." Jer. 1:9;
