Testimonies of Healing
It is with sincere gratitude to God, to Christ Jesus, our Way-shower, and to Mary Baker Eddy, our beloved Leader, that I give this testimony, with the hope that others who have struggled long with the belief in error may take courage. For a number of years I had eczema on my hands.
Because I am beginning in a small degree to realize how important it is to be steadfastly grateful for all right ideas, as they unfold, and to express that gratitude, I want to give my testimony. Christian Science has given me help, comfort, and a better understanding all along the way, when I have turned to it for help and made the right effort.
Twelve years ago, not knowing anything about this great truth— Christian Science—and in a very unhappy state of mind, I tried to take my life. I was taken to a hospital in Drammen, Norway, where I then resided.
How beautiful it is to know that we can, in times of trial, patiently and lovingly wait on our dear heavenly Father to fulfill His purpose. As our thought opens up to Christian Science, we see more of the ageless man, and of eternal Life.
It is with profound gratitude that I bear witness to the truth of the Biblical statement, "A little child shall lead them," for it was through the loving receptivity of our small son that I was finally led to accept Christian Science. Many times during the earlier part of my life Christian Science was presented to me.
At the height of a successful career as an obstetrical nurse, I was stricken with a serious condition of the heart. Medical aid afforded no relief.
Twenty-three years ago I was healed of chronic constipation and headaches through the reading of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.
"Freely ye have received, freely give," said Jesus. Because I have received so many benefits through the study of Christian Science, I give this testimony, and hope that it will help someone who is also hungering and thirsting after righteousness.
In Revelation it is written, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. " On page 536 of Science and Health Mrs.
When I first heard of Christian Science I was suffering from a severe breakdown, due to overstudy and strain, and it was becoming increasingly difficult for me to continue my work. The kindly efforts of doctors had failed to help me.