Well do I remember the delight with which I habitually attacked a new set of arithmetic examples during my school days, once the teacher had given the explanation necessary to establish in my thought the rule by which to work out the solutions. With the rule at my command, no problem of the set could make me doubt my ability to arrive at the correct answer, provided always that I did my part by way of making correct application of the rule involved. When fear of failure was abolished, it is needless to say, the results were entirely correct, and I was always glad of the progress made.
After several years' study and application of the rules so clearly set forth in Christian Science through the works of our beloved Leader, Mary baker Eddy, I wish to express my sincere gratitude for the same confidence regarding the solution of my daily problems that I experienced while learning arithmetic years ago. Our Leader has given the explanation necessary to a complete understanding of the Principle of being, which is God, and my efforts to know this Principle are rewarded in proportion to the diligence with which I strive to apply my understanding correctly. Daily problems no longer have an element of fear attached to them, for I know that as often as I am required to solve a problem, I shall have the ability to work out the solution correctly, just as I knew that every problem in arithmetic could be solved when I understood the rule, so I know now that every problem in human experience can be solved,—know it with a certainty that leaves no room for doubt or fear.
Many proofs of the healing and protecting power of Christian Science have come to me during these years of study, and I cannot conceive of any position in which I might be placed where I could not feel confident of its ability to save and heal. I have taken no medicine for eight years, yet I am in perfect health, and am happy in the ability to do everything that is required of me. I am deeply grateful to God and to our Leader, and I rejoice daily in the wonderful help and encouragement that come to me through our periodicals.— Boulder Creek, California.
