While I realize that no offering of mine can cancel my debt of gratitude, it is my earnest desire to help others reap the benefits of Christian Science, making these expressions of gratitude possible. I had often wondered why I failed so utterly to understand the Bible. Now I know it was due to lack of spiritual apprehension. I found that "only through radical reliance on Truth can scientific healing power be realized," as Mrs. Eddy states on page 167 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." By study I have learned to rely on the truths of the Bible, and have been able to do much of my own metaphysical work. At times, however, I have been most grateful for help received.
During my early experience in Science I had most convincing proof that "a grain of Christian Science does wonders for mortals, so omnipotent is Truth" (Science and Health, p. 449). One of the most convincing glimpses of the truth occurred shortly after I took up the study. I literally rose above sense-testimony and was carried through a period when it seemed as if my strength were not equal to my tasks. All concerned were most harmonious at a time when human relations seemed strained.
I have been healed of many discordant conditions, of grippe, headache, an internal growth, indigestion, lameness, numbness, intestinal influenza, whooping cough, and have experienced protection from poison gas. Previous to turning to Science our family physician had said that not one organ of my body was functioning normally, and that I never could expect to endure much. I had been under his and other physicians' treatment for a number of years. Thus it seemed I had much to overcome to establish health and solve many other problems. I am grateful for both slow and instantaneous healings, as each experience has been valuable; grateful, too, for all that Christian Science has meant to my family, and for membership in The Mother Church. With Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy's other writings, the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lessons, the literature, churches, and lectures, we certainly should progress. The lives of practitioners have been an inspiration to me, as have the periodicals with their feast of love and truth to enrich and bless.— Stockton Springs, Maine.
