Testimonies of Healing
Shortly after taking up the study of Christian Science, I was discharged from my position on a newspaper, and with a young wife to care for and little hope of employment, because I had few acquaintances and because "times were bad," I had to turn to God. "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him," was very real to me then, and it came about that I was not only reinstated on the same paper, but was given a better position and larger salary.
EVER since my return to my home in Santiago, Chile, S. A.
The Psalmist expressed Truth in beautiful simplicity, when he said in the Twenty-third Psalm, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. " Until recent years, this was only a beautiful poetical expression to my thought; but, through a little understanding of divine Love, it is to me now a figurative statement of an eternal truth, setting forth in simplicity the relations of God to man, and man to God.
I should like to say how deeply grateful I am for what has been done for me through Christian Science. Fifteen months ago I was suffering intensely both physically and mentally.
My husband and I are the only Scientists nearer than Water Valley, Miss. , ten miles from us.
On the 29th of May, 1901, I had my arm broken while attending to business at a distance from home. I was brought home in an ambulance and attended by two physicians.
It is about nine years since I became interested in Christian Science. My husband was a soldier in the Civil War.
Christian Science came to me slowly. I was brought into contact with it some twelve years ago, when my wife was healed of illness from which the doctors said she could not recover.
How often have I longed to be able to put into words the depth of my gratitude for the help, the light, the rich blessings which the teachings of Christian Science have brought into my life, the experiences which have entered so deeply into my whole being. I remember when a child I had a very deep and confident faith in God.
I should like to express my gratitude for the many benefits I have received through Christian Science, and to mention the great joy brought to me in the thought that man is not the helpless victim of sin, disease, and death. Through its teachings I have been able to overcome many errors.