Three years and a half ago I was taken ill with ulcers in...

M. Stroh

Three years and a half ago I was taken ill with ulcers in the stomach, connected with bleeding and other disorders. I tried different remedies to prevent the ever-recurring attacks, but these brought help for a short time only, and I became the slave of my stomach. Every thing I ate was accompanied by the thought, If only it does not do me any harm. This continual anxiety exasperated me, made me nervous, and consequently, at times, rather disagreeable to those surrounding me. What troubled me most was the thought that the activity of my bowels was and would always be paralyzed. For three years I used stimulants and felt that I was getting weaker and weaker. Only my usually high spirits helped me to bear my sufferings; but whenever they left me I felt almost in despair. I could not pray any more, as I thought God had quite forsaken me, and I inwardly accused Him of injustice.

Fortunately a dear friend of mine who was being treated by Christian Science came to see me last August, and after much persuasion on her part I resolved to accompany her to her practitioner. There were many doubts in my heart as yet, but they vanished gradually on hearing the Scientist's clear and convincing explanations; in short, I believed that I would be helped. The same evening I had to keep an appointment with my doctor (I was being treated by the hygienic system) ; but to my great relief, having arrived rather late, I found him gone. Joyfully I hastened home and then I became fully aware that I was well, and that paralyzed bowels, etc., were a thing of the past. Fear had disappeared as well, and, to the great terror of my family, I ate whatever came on the table, salad and fruit, etc., which had hitherto been strictly forbidden. A few days later I called again on my practitioner, who kindly gave me further instruction. Now I am a well and happy being and feel most grateful to God for all He has done for us. With the deepest conviction I can say with the Psalmist, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."—M. Stroh, Zurich, Switzerland.

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