Christian Science came into my life as the Comforter, showing me the way out of darkness into light. I had passed through a great sorrow and the religion I had loved afforded me no comfort. The doctors I had trusted failed to save a loved one's life. Then I was indeed ready to listen to those who had found God a very present help in time of trouble. I was eager to know if it were possible for disease to be controlled mentally, to be healed by right thinking; and so my study of Christian Science commenced.
From the very first interest I had in this new-found religion, I longed for it to be true. Could it be proved that sin and sickness were illusions from which a knowledge of God would save us? Could the power of Mind over matter be proved? Was it possible that Christian Science was the Comforter promised by Jesus? These questions came surging in upon me and slowly but surely they were answered in the affirmative. I did not accept the teachings of Christian Science very readily. The understanding of this truth came to me slowly. I almost doubted every step of the way; but the desire to know God never left me; and all along the way I kept seeing more clearly that to know and love God aright meant freedom from sickness and sorrow as well as from sin. I have been healed instantaneously of very severe pain through Christian Science treatment, proving to me beyond a doubt that disease is mental, not physical; and I am learning that thoughts of Truth and Love can take the place of so-called thoughts of pain and disease, and these true thoughts are always manifested in health and strength as we wait patiently on the Lord and trust the operation of His law.
I am very grateful for what Christian Science is doing for the children. Those of us who are accepting this truth are indeed grateful that we no longer have to turn to drugs, operations, or hospitals to see our children helped over physical difficulties, but that we can turn with them and think and read and talk of the wondrous love of God, and how it heals all our diseases. Over and over again in our home this true, simple, Christlike method has lifted our children out of pains and fevers; and they themselves are very quickly learning to turn to God for their every need. Sometimes the healing we are so anxious about does not always come immediately; but, if we are faithful, God points out the way; and always His way leads into the light. This was the case with a little child in our home who was healed of a very severe skin disease.
