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"Gratitude is much more than a...

From the May 1943 issue of The Christian Science Journal


"Gratitude is much more than a verbal expression of thanks. Action expresses more gratitude than speech." These lines from page 3 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, made me realize that although I had given many testimonies of healings in Christian Science churches I had never taken the time to write one.

I was constantly under a physician's care when I was a little child. Each morning before leaving for school I was cautioned not to run or play. Strong medicines and severe electrical treatments often left me in an excitable, hysterical condition.

After I grew into young womanhood my health improved, and after marriage two babies were born. The first was a normal, healthy child, and I was able to care for her much of the time. After the birth of the second child I did not regain strength, and every move I made was accompanied with pain. The doctors after examination agreed that unless a major operation was performed and three organs were removed, I could never walk farther than a few feet about my room. However, upon further consideration, this operation was deemed impossible because of a severe heart condition.

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