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Christian Science came to me...

From the February 1926 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Christian Science came to me when most needed, at a time when it looked as if everything that life held dear would be swept away. At this time I was much opposed to Christian Science, for I did not know what it really was. I had always tried to trust God, but was becoming more and more afraid of Him. There had been serious illnesses and misfortunes and bereavements, all of which I believed were sent by God. I could no longer pray, "Thy will be done," for fear that He would take from me the remaining loved ones, and send more trials and sorrows upon me. My health was fast breaking, and I was most unhappy.

There was no limit to my joy when I learned that God is Love, infinite Mind, divine Principle, and "not the author of mortal discords," as we read on page 231 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, but that all discordant conditions are due to wrong thinking. So I began a search in my consciousness, and found resentment, bitterness, and much wrong thinking; but I set about to uproot these poisonous weeds by supplanting evil with good, error with truth, and hate with love. There was much to be done; and as the work went on many healings resulted, among them the healing of a badly sprained arm, insomnia, severe sick headaches, and extreme nervousness.

I am most grateful for these and many other healings, but there is one for which I am particularly grateful. It took place several years ago, when there was great suffering on account of the extremely cold winter. I was taken seemingly very ill with the grippe and diphtheritic sore throat, followed by pneumonia. I had often wondered what I should do if seriously ill—if I would be able to stand, to rely on Truth alone for help. I recognized this as my testing time. While I knew that to mortal sense I was seriously ill, I relied wholly on the great Physician, and wanted no other. With the help of a loving practitioner, I was enabled to see that nothing is impossible to God; that He heals all our diseases; that my Father-Mother God would take care of me; that I was safe, and there was nothing to fear. I had never known such peace as came to me then, or such freedom from fear. I was quickly and perfectly healed; and in a very short time walked a distance of nearly three miles while the heavy ice and snow were still on the ground. I was so grateful for this proof of God's care and protection that I felt I could never doubt again.

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