Testimony of Healing May 11, 1912 Issue

I wish to express my gratitude so that others may know...

T. R. Moody

I wish to express my gratitude so that others may know what Christian Science has done for me. For eighteen years I suffered with my throat, and the last eight years I was a physical wreck, being very wasted and weak. My throat was in such a condition that it was with difficulty I could breathe, eat, or drink. I was continually catching cold, until my lungs became affected. For three years I was under the treatment of the best physicians; the remaining fifteen I went to them only at intervals, but there was no time when I was not taking medicine for my trouble. Some of the doctors said part of the vocal cords was gone, and the last five years I could scarcely speak above a whisper. I had about given up, and told my wife that I would take no more medicine. About this time Christian Science was recommended, and to please my wife I consented to try it. With the help of a practitioner and the study of the Christian Science text-book I was, in a few months, a well man. There is no soreness in my throat, my voice is as strong as it ever was, and I have regained flesh and strength.

I am truly grateful for the physical healing, but it fades into insignificance when compared with the spiritual blessings and enlightenment that have come with it. The Bible is a new book to me. I have learned what is meant by Jesus' words, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." All the beautiful promises of the Bible have taken on a new meaning. I now know how to strive, why to strive, and what to strive for, and I know that each day will bring me one step nearer the perfect man of God's creating. My heart rejoices to know that I have found this truth and that by constant seeking I can gain more and more of divine light and Love.

Not only have I been benefited, but each member of my family has received untold blessings through this spiritual interpretation of God's word. I would like to tell of the healing of my son, thirteen years old, of defective vision. He wore glasses three years, and was told by an oculist that he must "make them part of his face," but after the first treatment by a Christian Science practitioner, his glasses were discarded and he has not worn them since. This was five months ago and his eyes are clearer and stronger today than they ever were. Since coming into Christian Science it has been our only medicine, it has met our every need, and we are all better, happier, and healthier than before; for all of which I am sincerely grateful to God, also to Mrs. Eddy.—T. R. Moody, New Orleans, La.

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