Before I knew anything of Christian Science I was suffering from nervous prostration, and had been for seven years. Will-power enabled me to drag wearily through my daily duties, unhappy and discontented. The truth of the wonderful Christ-healing was proved to me through the healing of a sister, who had been an invalid nearly four years and had undergone three major operations, with the result that she was like the woman who had "suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse," the physicians in the end telling her that they had done all they could for her. She then turned to Christian Science, and was healed in three weeks. When I saw the results of Christian Science treatment, I began to read "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and to study the Bible as I had never done before. As the beautiful truths unfolded to me I began to improve, and was healed by the understanding thus gained.
My healing was slow. I had many faults to overcome; but when I realized that God is Mind, I began to see that I must watch my thoughts if I would reflect that Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus," learn to answer in love instead of with an irritable retort, to voice only the truth of being as we are taught in Christian Science, instead of weariness, exhaustion, and nervousness. I am grateful that my healing was slow, because I read, studied, and tried to put into practice, in my daily life, this truth with more earnest endeavor than I might have done had I been healed instantaneously. I am grateful for being able to overcome false pride, timidity, self-consciousness, and many other erroneous conditions. When I had been reading a few months, by attending a lecture I was healed of bronchitis, which I had had since childhood. I have been healed of a growth, of rheumatism and insomnia, and recently of an attack of very severe pain. I do not know what the last-named difficulty was due to, as I did not have a physical examination, but I was in extreme agony for about nine hours. I fell' asleep for about ten minutes and awakened healed. Only those who have had similar experiences can realize the joy of that awakening.
Is it any wonder that my days are filled with gratitude to God; to Christ Jesus, our Way-shower; and to Mrs. Eddy, who gave us this wonderful revelation of Truth's power to heal? I am grateful for the privilege of class instruction; for teaching in the Sunday school; and for all the activities in which it has been my privilege to participate. I am grateful to the practitioners and friends who have helped and are helping me on my way from sense to Soul.— Dallas, Texas.
