It has been over forty-five years since I last had a testimony in the Christian Science periodicals. It told of how my husband and I were cared for through the Depression. Much more good has come to us through the study of Christian Science. I joined a branch church in 1925. One of the Bible verses my husband and I received inspiration from during our financial struggles at that time is part of Psalm 84: "No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Six years after the Depression we had saved enough to build a house, and a few years later we built a place for our business—both were completed debt free.
During those busy years I served on various committees at our branch church, and my husband and I never missed attending a service on Wednesday or Sunday. But I became lax in doing prayerful metaphysical work for myself. And during this time I developed a painful internal condition. I became very weak. Also I was unable to eat normally. I had help from a faithful Christian Science practitioner every day for a long period. At times I stayed home from work. One of the many things I studied that was most helpful was the synonyms for God (see Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, 465:8-10). I used Concordances to the Bible and to Mrs. Eddy's writings to find references to these terms.
One night when I retired I was so weak and felt so discouraged that I thought, "I hope I never open my eyes again." Then the phrase "here or hereafter" came to mind. I realized that here and now was the time to meet this problem; that never opening my eyes again would not solve anything.
