Testimony of Healing April 22, 1905 Issue

I have been asked what Christian Science has done for...

Ellen Cody

I have been asked what Christian Science has done for me, but my family do not need to ask this question. They see along some lines, at least, a little of what it has done; and they will see more and more as the years go by. Instead of being shielded from any extra exertion, lest illness result, they now see me equal to any physical emergency that may arise; instead of being almost a nervous wreck at the close of the school year, they see me made whole in this respect; instead of being worried over difficulties that may arise, they see me confident and happy. I now see God's own perfect idea that must reflect His nature, and "I press toward the mark for the prize" which is mine, not stopping to regret that I have not yet realized all my inheritance, but knowing full well that only by using what I now can reach, shall I attain to the beyond. But for this I am most thankful, that the works of the flesh are being reduced to their native nothingness by an understanding of Life, Truth, and Love.

As being always results in doing, so the purification of mind and the clearing of consciousness through the truth is leading to better work in connection with the little children, and toward the normal students in training. Many points in educational philosophy that seemed comparatively vague and theoretical, have become clear and practical through the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy. While for years I recognized in a gerneral way that evil is the negative of good, that they cannot be associated any more than can light and darkness, yet the truly practical aplication had to be revealed through Christian Science. To reflect Life and Love, as the mirror reflects the sun, is the privilege of the teacher who has the true scientific spirit.

Mine is a grateful heart for the truth that makes free, and I thank God for His gift of Mrs. Eddy to humanity.

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