I came into Christian Science after I had tried many ologies and isms, and found no help or peace therein. Although at first disbelieving in its healing power, I realized its message of hope. Soon after buying the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, I was instantaneously healed of influenza, refusing to listen to error's urge to fly to drugs, but having faith and a growing understanding that all things are possible to God. That was four years ago. Since then I have been healed of many attacks of sickness, of lifelong recurring attacks of migraine, severe neuralgia, anaemia, chronic bilious attacks and indigestion, and an obstinate case of inflammatory rheumatism. I have dispensed with all material medicine, to which I was at that time also having constant recourse, and have also lost all desire to smoke.
But I think that, like most students of Christian Science, my deepest gratitude is for growth in grace and the liberty that comes from the putting off of the old man; the gradual but sure escape from the bondage of self; the peace that comes from striving to be obedient to our loving Father-Mother God; and for the overcoming of faults that formerly one attributed to everyone but one's self. At one time it seemed to me that I had been chosen by a bogey called fate to have every trouble, burden, and responsibility heaped upon me. Everything went wrong continually, even when I earnestly believed I was striving hard to do right; and my days and nights were full of anxiety and fear. It seems now that I am indeed newborn. I am also grateful for the healing of depression and grief.
I had had for a long time a label marked "careless" attached to me, with the result that I was constantly losing things, including objects which were often of much value. Since a loving Christian Science practitioner pointed out to me that God's idea is incapable of carelessness, that all ideas have their right place in Mind, and that the loss of an idea is impossible, this disorder has been quite overcome.
