I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for Christian Science, which came into my life through the healing of my father more than twenty years ago. At that time I enrolled in the Sunday School and attended mostly because my family wanted me to. At the time it did not seem that I was learning much; however, later years proved to me that I was greatly benefited by this experience. I am thankful for the teachers, who were so loving and patient with me. From time to time after I left Sunday School I went to church, and I read the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly occasionally. I did not do much to gain a larger understanding of God, but when I needed help in any way I would turn to Science and was always healed.
There came a time in my life when I was so asleep that I believed that I would give up Christian Science because I thought I could not live it as I should and do the things I wanted to do. At this time I gave my books, the Bible and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, to a sister. She was happy to receive them as books, but put them aside for a time. Later she turned to them and started to study, and she became an earnest student. I finally realized that what I thought I wanted was only pleasure in the flesh, that it was not real or lasting and brought only sorrow and unhappiness. I found that real joy comes from God, through obeying His law.
Truth woke me up and I bought the Bible and all of Mrs. Eddy's works, subscribed to all of the periodicals, and began really to study and put into practice what I learned. I found peace of mind, joy, and genuine happiness. When I realized that I was the child of God, I found the love that does not require an object to bring it forth, but just pours forth naturally. I read the textbook through three times before the light began to dawn upon my thought. I saw what it meant to be born again, born of God—to leave the false for the real. I was beginning to live according to Love's plan, which is whole, complete, and harmonious.
