I am indeed most thankful that God led me to find Christian Science. As a child, and during the early years of married life, I was never strong, and went through experiences of sickness and sorrow that brought me to believe there could not be a God. After seven years of extreme ill health, during which I was under the care of seven physicians and underwent a major operation for an internal growth, I was most miserable; and a few months later I was told by two doctors that a similar operation was again necessary. This I refused to have, wishing for death, which seemed to me to be the only way of finding relief. At this time my parents, having witnessed the wonderful healing of a friend by Christian Science treatment, asked me to try it. I knew nothing of Christian Science or of how these treatments were given, and I refused to consider it.
As I continued to suffer and grow worse, the desire of my parents increased until I finally consented to go and talk with a practitioner. This lady was so sweet and patient with me that comfort and the hope of help were given me, and I arranged with her for treatment. As a result of this I was entirely healed in seven weeks. She asked me at the first interview to read the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. This I did, but found it slow work, as I had not read the Bible for many years and could understand almost nothing I read in the textbook. On page 22 of the latter I pondered over and over again the passage, "'Work out your own salvation,' is the demand of Life and Love, for to this end God worketh with you." I really desired to know and understand the process by which I had been lifted from the former suffering condition to the comfort of a painless body. I knew that no person could have healed me, and I persisted in my reading almost an entire summer with very little understanding, because I hoped to learn more of God and the teaching of Christian Science. Then all at once, as though by a burst of light, the sense of darkness gave way to clearer understanding, and I realized with great joy the blessing that had been unfolded to me, giving me a God who is indeed ever with us, working with us in all right thinking and right doing.
This experience came to me nearly twenty-six years ago, and while there have been some physical disturbances since, I can truly and gratefully say that as far as I can remember I have never been in bed an entire day during these intervening years— and God has been my only physician. At times I have had the aid of practitioners in working out both physical and mental troubles, and never has relief failed to come. I am deeply thankful not only for blessings that come to our home each day, but also because we know this truth is for everyone who cares to investigate Christian Science.— Frankfort, Kansas.
