When I think of the innumerable blessings that have come into my experience because of Christian Science I wonder why I have delayed so long in submitting a testimony for one of our periodicals. I am deeply grateful to our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for having revealed to this age the living, practical truths of the Bible and for having given the complete and final revelation of Truth in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." Also I am grateful that my parents were ready to accept Christian Science without reservation when it was first presented to them, thus giving me this religion early in life and enabling me to have instruction in The Mother Church Sunday School.
It is difficult to choose which experiences to tell about, since I have had many proofs of God's healing and protecting power. However, two stand out as having taught me lasting lessons. Some time ago I fell headlong down a long flight of stairs, and as my arms were full of books, the fall was uninterrupted. I landed with great force on the side of my face and for a few moments listened to extremely fearful mental suggestions, not even wanting to make an effort to move.
Then I recalled the subject of that week's Bible Lesson in the Christian Science Quarterly,which was "Adam and Fallen Man," and a sentence came to me from Science and Health (p. 200): "The great truth in the Science of being, that the real man was, is, and ever shall be perfect, is incontrovertible; for if man is the image, reflection, of God, he is neither inverted nor subverted, but upright and Godlike." I saw at once that as a child of God I could not be upside down, that what the mortal senses were claiming had neither power nor presence, and that under divine law I was whole, free, harmonious, and upright. In a few moments I was helped to a couch, and within half an hour the intense pain was gone. I had a comfortable night, and with the help of a practitioner the healing was quickly completed. I lost only one day from my work.
The other experience f wish to mention was of quite a different nature. When making plans to travel to California I was asked, "Why don't you fly?" This question made me examine my reason for not flying, and this was it: I was afraid—afraid of storms, of flying over the Rocky Mountains, of unpleasant sensations in my ears, and so on. I was startled to find that I was making a decision based wholly on fear. I immediately reversed this mesmeric suggestion and very happily made an airplane reservation. My attention was called to this helpful and challenging statement by Mrs. Eddy {ibid., p. 520): "The depth, breadth, height, might, majesty, and glory of infinite Love fill all space. That is enough!" And it was indeed enough for me, enough to free me from fear and discomfort, making a thoroughly enjoyable and comfortable trip of what one experienced passenger said was the roughest trip he had ever made.
I very much appreciate class instruction from a wise and steadfast teacher, my association with The Christian Science Publishing Society, and the many opportunities given me to serve in a branch church. How precious a gift to this age is Christian Science, teaching that the understanding of the allness of God is confined to no country or rare, but is available to all, uniting and healing the world.— Dedham, Massachusetts.
