I Thank God for Christian Science, which has brought sweet waters out of the bitterest desert in my experience. When Christian Science came to me, I believed myself to be a victim of many physical ills and of hopeless circumstances which made happiness or the unfoldment of any individual usefulness impossible. So convinced was I of my inability to be of any good to anyone that I decided the most loving solution was to leave this earthly experience.
In this extremity I turned prayerfully to God to know whether or not Christian Science was the truth. I had read the literature in hotels and loved it, and now wanted to read the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. Believing I could use my eyes for only a few minutes at a time without suffering severe pain, I feared trying to read, until an angel thought reminded me that Christian Science teaches that God is Love, and I knew Love would not deny me whatever I needed to know about Him, which was all I sought.
I began prayerfully reading Science and Health for this sole purpose, reading one sentence, then closing my eyes and resting and thinking of what I had read. To my surprise and joy I read all day this way with no pain. I could not sleep that night because of thinking of God, and when mortal mind tried to suggest a penalty for this sleeplessness, I knew that Mind never slept, and that if man was Mind's expression, awareness of truth was more normal than sleeping. I found myself not only refreshed, but strong, alert, and happy in the morning. That was the end of invalidism, and I have never spent a day in bed since then.
