Testimony of Healing March 26, 1927 Issue

Twelve years ago I found myself in a desperate plight

Nura Woodson Ulreich with contributions from Eduard Buk Ulreich

Twelve years ago I found myself in a desperate plight. For a number of years previous my health had been growing steadily worse, and I was continually under a doctor's care, for one thing or another. After I had undergone two operations, the last of which was of so grave a character that I was thought to be passing on, my general health seemed to improve somewhat, and I returned to my occupation. Several months later, however, I seemed to become worse, and was compelled to give up my work and spend the next three months in bed. The doctors, who were very kind and solicitous, frankly confessed they were puzzled and could do nothing more for me.

I had taken so much medicine during these years of suffering that it lost its seeming effect on me. Consequently, even before knowing anything of Christian Science, I had lost all faith in materia medica and its alleged ability to heal. I had heard about Christian Science, but had never desired to investigate it. One day, however, when feeling particularly desperate, I arose and dressed and went to the business section of the city. Without the least intention of doing so, I walked straight to a Christian Science Reading Room. As I picked up "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and read the Bible citation which introduces the chapter on Prayer, my eyes filled with tears, and I felt this was indeed the thing I had been looking for. Some kind friends, learning of my visit to the Reading Room, and knowing that I was without personal funds, purchased a copy of Science and Health for me, and also referred me to a practitioner. Within a couple of weeks I had secured a position and was back at work.

I do not mean by this that I was completely healed and all of my troubles overcome. I found all of these were the results of years of erroneous thinking on my part, and that conditions could improve only as my mental state improved. The way seemed long sometimes, and I appeared to be groping about; and more than once I was tempted to cease my efforts. The thought, Which way will you turn then? always checked me, however; for I knew I had tried nearly every other means of help, and was convinced that if I forsook Christian Science I would be without hope.

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