The past thirteen years of study in Christian Science have been the most wonderful years of my life. I am thrilled to have let go of the belief that it was up to me personally to keep myself healthy. Peace and confidence came to me as I understood that God loves me and is taking care of me. Through trust in God's plan I have come into a world of calm peace, vigorous health, and usefulness. Above all things I treasure my membership in The Mother Church and in a branch church and the purifying experience of class instruction in Christian Science.
When I was a little girl, I attended a Christian Science Sunday School but did not turn again to this religion until I married and had a baby. At this time there were many problems of every kind in my experience, particularly illness. Then one day I found myself in front of a Christian Science church. I stood on my tiptoes and looked in a door window. Across a large Sunday School room I saw written in gold on the wall, "God is love" (I John 4:8). Satisfying and warm light flowed through my being. All the truths I had ever learned came forward to bless me. Once again taking up the study of Christian Science, I could see that I had never actually been a wayward mortal but always the daughter of the King, beloved and patiently molded by God's mighty hand.
The first healing we experienced in Christian Science was instantaneous. Early one morning our young son was suffering from pain in his abdomen. I realized that here was an opportunity to turn to God. I had never called a practitioner before, but now I did call one. She said that she would immediately give the child treatment. She asked me to sing one of Mrs. Eddy's hymns and to go about my normal household duties. I was obedient and left the child. I returned a few moments later to find he was no longer in pain but free and happy. He even went outside to ride his tricycle.
