When I first attended Christian Science services, I was suffering from neurasthenia and had been under the doctor's care for a long time. I was not seeking help for myself, but went with my mother, who was suffering from a liver disorder which was later healed through Science treatment. As we became better acquainted with Christian Science, my mother purchased the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and the Reading Room librarian showed her how to do the Lesson-Sermon given in the Christian Science Quarterly. I never knew when the healing of neurasthenia took place, but suddenly awoke to the fact that I was healed.
I continued attending the services but did not take my stand for Christian Science until a few years later when, after I was married, a problem of lack presented itself. This was so persistent that I was beginning to believe it could not be met, but I turned wholeheartedly to Christian Science, studying and constantly applying the statements of truth found in Mrs. Eddy's writings. These statements sustained me daily, and I began to realize the significance of the statement found in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 307), "God gives you His spiritual ideas, and in turn, they give you daily supplies." I learned, too, that while I was wasting my time worrying and feeling sorry for myself, the spiritual ideas could not enter my consciousness. The Christian Science Hymnal also was a great source of comfort, for, often through tears, I sang the hymns while attending to my household duties. The mesmerism was soon broken, and from unsought sources and in unbelievable ways material supply came to me.
At this time I was able to help a member of my family find his place in the business world, and as a result of that demonstration, today I have a small income from that source. I also discovered that Christian Science could be of invaluable help for one experiencing childbirth. Through the help of a practitioner, during this period I learned how "to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord" (II Cor. 5:8). One hour after the child was born I was sitting up in bed singing hymns, and the next day I was out of bed having all my meals with the family.
