After the birth of our son, I suffered a nervous breakdown, and for the next two years I never knew what it was to feel well or to be joyous. One day when I was feeling very low and depressed, a friend and neighbor of short acquaintance called to ask me to help her with some curtains she was making. I knew she was a student of Christian Science; and she must have sensed my need, for she began to talk of God and of Science. All that I can remember of the conversation are the words "God is Love." That evening she sent me a copy of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.
From the moment I began to read it, I knew I had found the religion for which I had been searching since childhood. I shall never forget the joy that came to me when I learned that God is Love and not a wrathful God. I was also glad to find out that there is no personal devil and no place of burning hell. My health and disposition improved as I continued to read, and I began to feel a sense of freedom such as I had never known. My husband remarked about the great change that was being wrought in me.
The complete healing of the nervous malady did not take place quickly, and the difficulty kept recurring through the years. I continued to study and to pray for the truth necessary to uncover and destroy the erroneous thinking that was holding me in bondage.
