Years of suffering had taken me to the place where there was no desire to live, and, coupled with the uncertainty of a hereafter, I was most miserable. Sleepless nights had been my portion for many months; yet when I started to read the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, I had to keep my eyes open with my fingers while I tried to read one small paragraph. I understood little of what I read at first, but the spiritual interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, found on pages 16 and 17, and "the scientific statement of being," on page 468, seemed enough for me to hold to. Instead of dying, each day found me improved, and the agonies that had seemed a part of me for so many years gradually grew less and less. My determination to give Christian Science a fair chance overpowered the desire for any material help, so I threw all the medicines away. I can truthfully say that my wonderful healing came as the result of reading the textbook. This was fifteen years ago, and I am now a healthy, happy woman. I often remark, "Where would I be this day and what would have become of me, had I not found Christian Science?"
I owe to Mrs. Eddy a debt of gratitude that I am trying daily to repay by living as nearly as I can the life she has laid down for all Christian Scientists. Class instruction, received nine years ago, is still bearing fruit, and is a constant source of help to me. I can rejoice over the overcoming of the sense of separation and the false sense of parentage, one of the hardest battles for Truth that I have had to fight; but with the overcoming I am much happier, and I love my children more than ever before. Financial difficulties have been overcome again and again, and I can truthfully say that whenever I have allowed God to do His own work everything has worked out beautifully and harmoniously. I should like to add that all the happiness and the best that I have received I put down to Christian Science; for through this Science I have learned so well that God is Love, and this has meant all the world to me. I should like to thank all those who have helped me over rough places through their testimonies and articles so lovingly and unselfishly given from time to time.— Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
