Testimony of Healing December 13, 1913 Issue

I write this with a heart full of gratitude and joy, and...

Frank H. Temple

I write this with a heart full of gratitude and joy, and with the hope that others who have not yet become conscious of God as omnipresent Love, may be blessed as I have been in the understanding of Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy's devotion to the cause of Truth has blessed all mankind.

About a year ago, when to mortal sense I was suffering from a complication of diseases, among which were heart and kidney trouble, a kind friend brought Christian Science to my notice. Years before, Science and Health had been given to us, but I read very little in it. Being in good health at that time, it did not appeal to me; in fact, it seemed impossible for me to believe in it.

To go up-stairs where the book happened to be when the friend mentioned the subject, was quite an effort, owing to the condition of my heart; but the book was found, taken down-stairs, and literally devoured. No longer did its teachings seem vague and impossible. Now it meant life to me! The first sentence I read, "To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings" (Pref., p. vii), brought hope to my heart; and as I continued and the truth of God's love and power and availability dawned upon my consciousness, I felt that God would heal me as He had healed others. Then the revelation that man is perfect now and forever, because made in the image of God, made clear to me the fact that all my seeming ills were nothing, regardless of what the material senses seemed to say. I knew I was free then and there, and I praised God for it, though months passed before I manifested perfect health outwardly. This did not disquiet me, however, for I knew the truth and clung to it, and therefore could patiently await the result.

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

This testimony is written in deep gratitude for the unspeakable...