In April, 1930, a friend introduced me to Christian Science. I immediately bought and read the textbook and attended a lecture and a church service. Two months later I suffered a great shock, and my short acquaintance with Christian Science helped me to add love and gentleness to moral courage. The circumstances arising from this shock seemed to be healed. Three months later my husband, our little daughter, and I went to live in Paris, where I received much help from the church services, Christian Science treatment, and talks with a practitioner. To her I shall always feel most grateful.
Fifteen months later my little daughter and I returned alone to England and I passed through a very sad time, having to overcome loneliness, self-pity, and resentment because of apparent injustice. I am most grateful, however, for that which was revealed through this trying ordeal—my great need of leaning on God instead of on man.
Following the spring of 1933, I was able to commence studying for a profession in which I have always been deeply interested. During all this time I seemed to be in deep waters of misunderstanding, intolerance, and injustice, which, although carrying me deeper into Christian Science, at times made me very unhappy. One day I had to make an important decision, one which mortal mind said would adversely affect my whole life. I read all Mrs. Eddy has written about law and order and was left in no doubt as to what my decision should be. I put my trust in divine Mind and knew I should never "be confounded." Within a very few months all intolerance and misunderstanding disappeared, and consideration and friendship filled their place—quite contrary to mortal mind's fears and suggestions!
