I wish to say how very grateful I am for Christian Science, and for all the joy it has brought me since first I began studying, the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. It is about fourteen years since I learned of it through a niece. My first healing was one of constipation, for which I had been taking all sorts of medicine for many years. My niece said to me: "Why not give up material means and give God a chance? If you will, I will give you a treatment." I agreed to do this, and I was healed. From that time I have taken no medicine of any kind. I was most grateful, and started to study Christian Science in earnest and to attend the services. I joined a branch church, and eventually became a member of The Mother Church.
When the war started and petrol was rationed, we were unable to get to the services. A friend recommended that we hold the service in his home, and we are still doing this every Sunday morning, and Wednesday evening for testimony meetings. We are only a small number, about eight all told, but it is a great joy to be carrying on. It has been my privilege to serve as First Reader for over two years. Many problems have been happily solved, and obstacles overcome. I am very thankful for the literature and all the helpful articles.
I should like to add how much I have been helped during air raids by The Christian Science Board of Directors' message to the General Activities Meeting, June 4, 1940, published in the Christian Science Sentinel, in which they reminded Christian Scientists that we "need to be armed with the understanding that man is not a physical creature, subject to destruction, but an indestructible idea in Mind, serving continuously and victoriously under the direction of infinite intelligence and under the protection of divine Love." I use this frequently in my Science work. In 1943 I had the joyous privilege of class instruction, and for this and for all the other blessings which Christian Science has brought me, I am very thankful.— Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
