Testimonies of Healing
" To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth" ( John 18:37 ). These words of Jesus answer the question asked by so many people: "What is the point of living?" As a child I was deeply concerned with this question; and not until the Comforter, Christian Science, found me and explained to me the substance and purpose of my true being, did I find the answer.
Christ Jesus gave us the invitation, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" ( Matt. 11:28 ).
" To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, Pref.
" The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage" ( Ps. 16:6 ).
For the priceless gift of Christian Science, given to us through the consecration and selflessness of our revered Leader, to whom we all are forever indebted, it is difficult to find words befitting my sense of gratitude. At a time when the outlook on life seemed very dark to me, a copy of the Christian Science textbook by Mrs.
It is with sincere and heartfelt thanksgiving for Christian Science that I relate some of the experiences in our home in which the application of this scientific law of God has restored health, harmony, and supply, corrected faults of character, and guided us in the straight and narrow way of Truth over a period of more than thirty years. At the time of our introduction to this Science my husband and I were living on a farm in western Canada, with five young children to support, and facing a problem common to many in the 1930's.
Christian Science came to our family over twenty-six years ago. At that time my mother was healed of a stomach condition which had been pronounced incurable by three leading physicians in our city.
The passing on of my mother some years ago led me to a very earnest search for the truth. At that time I went from one church to another, listening intently to the services, always hoping to catch a gleam of real comfort.
I am sincerely and deeply grateful to God, and I am grateful for Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, and for Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. It is a constant source of joy to me that I can play even a small part in our great Cause.
Although I was reared in a wonderful home where religious ideals were important (my father was a minister), as an adult I began to feel the need for different answers to my questions about God and about what life really is. A new business associate of my husband was the first Christian Scientist we had ever met.