When I first came to Christian Science, I was healed, through the prayerful work of a Christian Science practitioner, of thyroid trouble that had bothered me considerably for many years.
The practitioner gave me some copies of The Herald of Christian Science to take home with me. While I was reading the testimonies of healing and the fine articles, a wave of joy and hope flooded my consciousness. I felt a new earth and a new heaven opening before me. Then I noticed that my whole outlook was changing every day. I was anxious to take in more and more of this glorious truth. I spent almost all my free time studying the textbooks of Christian Science, the Holy Bible, and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, and in reading the Heralds. In a short time I was healed—physically and mentally.
An understanding of God gained from my study of Science has strengthened, refreshed, and encouraged me to solve problems in business life where I would otherwise have failed.
I experienced a remarkable healing after I had become a member of a branch church and was one day about to assume my duty at a Christian Science Reading Room. While running rather fast to avoid being late, I fell full-length on the sidewalk.
My first thought was that the true man can never fall away from God. The knowledge that I always live in God restored my mental equilibrium. Then I noticed that my right wrist was evidently broken and both knees were scraped. I made an effort to take a firm stand in the truth, and was able to continue walking and to assume my duty without pain. I clearly realized that all is included in Mind, and that in Mind there are no harmful experiences. I felt the healing begin.
Then I read a testimony in a Herald in which the testifier told of a similar experience. In a short time she had been able to carry out her duties, her arm healed. Thus it was with me, too. For about three days I rested my arm, but if I had to grasp something I did so fearlessly. The hand, which hung limp, became fully usable again. The knees, too, were healed very quickly.
Another time I didn't feel well on the day when I had to serve in the Reading Room. It was difficult for me to keep on my feet. Mrs. Eddy's words in Science and Health came to me (p. 234): "You must control evil thoughts in the first instance, or they will control you in the second." I went on my way, praying. After arriving at the Reading Room I found an inspiring thought in a Herald. It brought out a fact that completely illumined my consciousness: God is Life, and God is Love, and this truth destroys all evil, including sickness. I was instantaneously well, happy, and free.
West Berlin, Germany
