We read in Science and Health (p. 3), "Action expresses more gratitude than speech." And in obedience to this dictum I am writing of my gratitude for the many healings, both physical and mental, which have come into my experience. I hope that an account of some of them may assist others in their search for an understanding of God.
When I first learned of Christian Science, my whole life was in a turmoil. I had been a semi-invalid for a number of years; my home life was discordant and unhappy. I had been praying earnestly for some light to lessen the burden which I seemed to be carrying. I had studied the doctrine and fundamentals of several different denominations over a number of years, had attended their services, and had to the best of my ability followed their teachings; but I could not find the truth that satisfied logic nor a love that confirmed my mortal sense of what constitutes love. Then, through quite a remarkable series of incidents, I was brought into contact with a Christian Scientist, who loaned me a copy of Science and Health. Immediately it answered all my questions and seemed to put into words all the conclusions toward which I had been groping for so many years.
When I was a very new student of Science, my husband, who was rather scornful of what he termed my "new thought," developed a serious condition which doctors did not appear to be able to help in spite of treatment lasting a few months. Suddenly, at a time when he appeared to be having a particularly bad bout, as we sat at lunch one day, he said: "Well, you always say that your new thought can heal. Why don't you help me?"
