Christian Science came to me at a time of great physical need. I had been through what is humanly called a nervous breakdown and was suffering from nervous strokes when I first heard of Christian Science. I knew nothing at all about it, but borrowed a copy of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, from a Reading Room and began to read it. This took me six weeks, and although I did not understand very much of what I read, I was permanently healed of that nervous complaint. I have also been healed of nervous headaches, influenza, yearly attacks of bronchitis, and the need of wearing glasses.
While I am profoundly grateful for these physical healings and for a more abundant sense of health, I wish to give special thanks on this occasion for the healing of grief. Over three years ago my mother passed on. She was everything to me, and her whole life was a shining example of courage, unselfishness, and service. At first the blow was so severe I seemed unable to do any constructive thinking, and the way appeared very dark, but gradually the light began to break, and bit by bit I saw more clearly, until I can honestly say my mourning was turned into joy—joy to realize that all the spiritual qualities which made up her real selfhood could never die. I am very grateful to all who helped me during that difficult time and for all the activities of the Christian Science movement.— London, England.
