Christian Science came into my life over thirty years ago when, as a young wife and the mother of two children, I was suffering from a supposedly incurable kidney disease. I knew nothing about Christian Science but sought help continuously through prayer.
I was in a hospital with my younger child for four months before being discharged as incurable. Then one day my mother brought me a Quarterly (German Edition) which someone had given her for me. The Golden Text and Responsive Reading of one of the Lesson-Sermons held my attention. I read (Job 5:8-27): "I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number. ... He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. . . . And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. ... Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good."
What an answer to my many prayers and what a justification of my faith that God could not possibly send distress to His children! With great joy, I saw the new way clear and bright before me; I left my bed and was instantaneously healed. I was alone, and I cannot describe in words this uplifting moment. Today I know it was the beginning of the new birth. The next day the healing was confirmed by my doctor with the greatest amazement.
