"Freely ye have received, freely give." These words are singing in my consciousness to-day. God has given me, through Christian Science, health, happiness, and all good, even that good which I have not yet realized. I should be ungrateful and unworthy, if I did not give my testimony of joy for the many blessings received.
Two years ago in the summer time I began manifesting skin trouble, which I attributed to poison weeds in the mountains, or perhaps to some insect there. In my ignorance and unfaithfulness, I neglected the right thinking necessary to immediate healing. Before I realized what was happening, the fall had arrived and I was experiencing a severe difficulty. I was situated where many girls were constantly around me, so I moved to another place, where I would see practically no one; but also where I seemed to see no light mentally or physically. For another month I went about my usual duties during the day, but spent the rest of the time alone, wrestling dully with what I considered "my problem."
At that time I began to study over again the chapter entitled "Christian Science Practice" in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and it was through this study that in the midst of my darkness I gained much light. Many, many temptations of erroneous thinking, however, came to me to be destroyed. So-called mortal mind argued that I was not doing my work properly; was it, therefore, fair to keep my position? Worse than that, would I be allowed to keep it? Would it not be right to use a material remedy just this once, and then go on with my work? I depended first upon a dear practitioner, then upon my mother for some of the metaphysical work; and I leaned upon each in turn very heavily, especially feeling it necessary to have my mother near in the night. I wore gloves at all times, night and day; and I always read very late, usually in a vain attempt to allay my fear sufficiently to spend a peaceful night.
