I should like to express my gratitude for what the understanding of God gained through the study of Christian Science has done for me. After studying the Bible, together with "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, for some time, and feeling well grounded in the truth, there came a time when I was confronted with the necessity of proving the efficacy of the truth I had learned.
One evening in placing the hatpin while trying to adjust my hat, I came in contact with something which seemed to be a wire in my hat. I had to force the pin considerably, and while so doing I looked up into a mirror, when to my great astonishment I noticed a heavy stream of blood running down my forehead. A moment of great fear and confusion came over me. I quickly saw there was no time for that and picked up a towel to try to control the flow of blood, but this accomplished nothing. I then went into an adjoining room and held my head over a basin of water. In so doing the whole situation came to me as a dangerous one, and I began to realize that I had no thought of God at all. I then dropped all anxiety, worry, confusion, and fear, and declared audibly, "'Thy kingdom come;' let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!" After I had said the last word of this prayer everything was clear and the bleeding stopped instantly. At that time I did not know that this was the Daily Prayer given in the Manual of The Mother Church (p. 41) by Mary Baker Eddy. I had only heard Christian Scientists repeat it very often, and at the right moment it came to me to use. I had experienced many wonderful healings before this one and have since, but this seemed most wonderful, being instantaneous. I am grateful beyond expression for this demonstration.
I also wish to state that I proceeded, as I had intended, to make a short visit at a friend's house, which was about five blocks distant. While walking on the street I felt very faint, so much so that I had to apply every bit of the understanding of God which I had at that time. It was revealed to me that this faintness was just a belief of material law (that so great a loss of blood would induce weakness); but I had no fear, and this faintness was also overcome. I felt this was great reason for rejoicing and gratitude.— Milwaukee, Wis.
