Eighteen years ago I suddenly became very ill with nephritis and cardiac weakness and had to stay away from my work almost a year, for I could not seem to regain my strength, in spite of the sincere efforts of various doctors. These serious illnesses recurred in a similar guise every five years, until eight years ago, when things were so bad, to all appearances, that the doctors gave me up. That is, they said I should never again be able to take up my profession.
In my great despair, for my living depended upon the practice of my profession, I chanced to meet an old colleague who called my attention to Christian Science. At first I protested against it. Then, however, I said to myself, Since no doctor can do anything more for me I shall, as a last resort, just give it a trial. I went to a Christian Science practitioner, who made it clear to me that my thought must be rightly guided to understand God, and that as His reflection I could not be sick. Under the guidance of this kind practitioner, I gradually came to have a better understanding of God, and one condition of sickness after another disappeared, including sciatica, from which I had suffered severely for many years. Cold baths, rowing, and swimming had been strictly forbidden by the doctors, but I can now do all these things without any fear of harming myself. I have been able to take up my work again and have become contented and joyous, through Christian Science.
I am grateful first of all to God, our Father; also to His Son, Christ Jesus, and to Mrs. Eddy, who shows us in her wonderful book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," the way to reach God. I am also deeply grateful to the practitioner for taking so much trouble to help me progress.— Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.
