I am expressing my gratitude for Christian Science. Through it I found God, who for me was always a very distant Deity. But now I understand through the Christ that He is always present. The Christ gives us spiritual understanding with which to defend ourselves from all evil.
I became acquainted with Christian Science in 1955 through my mother. At that time I was suffering from a problem with my hands. They were very rough; the skin was cracked and bleeding. Besides making it difficult for me to do the housework, the condition was very painful. At this time my mother brought me the book Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy and said, "Read this book. It will help you." I began reading it right away to please my mother. I didn't believe that the book could help me. But it was wonderful. As I read I felt healing take place. My hands were no longer painful. The skin became smooth. I bought my own copy of Science and Health and began studying the Bible Lesson in the Christian Science Quarterly. But I didn't apply myself to the study. I would study for a time, then put it aside. Thus years went by without my arriving at the understanding of what Christian Science brings to man.
In 1964 I was attacked by a skin disease that the doctors call mycosis. I had it on my feet and hands; later it spread over my entire body. I tried everything material, from incantation to a skin specialist. I tried spiritualism. But it was all in vain. In my heart I knew I was going to get help from God in Christian Science, but I didn't ask for this help because my husband wasn't in favor of Science.
