Testimony of Healing June 17, 1905 Issue

I wish to bear witness to what Christian Science has...

Josephine C. Work with contributions from K. H. H. Ferguson

I wish to bear witness to what Christian Science has done for me. When in the depths of despair from great sorrow, I turned, as a last resort, to Christian Science for help. I not only gained relief mentally, physical ailments the meanwhile disappearing, but I experienced a great spiritual uplift. After a while error tried to assert its seeming power through scholastic theology and other channels; but divine Love held me fast and brought me out into the light again. In course of time I was required to give up my home. It was a long, hard struggle, but in this Truth was again the victor, and a most harmonious, happy home was provided for me.

For the many blessings received and for the great joy of ministering to others, I am deeply thankful to God, to our beloved Leader, and to all who have so kindly assisted me.—Josephine C. Work, Medford Hillside, Mass.

I am glad to express my gratitude for the innumerable benefits I have received from the knowledge of Christian Science. It has been, and is daily, a help and a remedy in every trouble. The understanding I have obtained from the teachings of Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health, and her other writings,—that God is Love, omnipotent and omnipresent good,—in whom is no pain, sorrow, or sin,—has enabled me to lose the old beliefs which had brought to me very great sickness and despair. The more faithfully I study and try to follow the rules of Christian Science the more I gain in health, happiness, and prosperity. I am very grateful for many experiences of physical healing, but far more so for mental healing. Christian Science totally destroys the wish to sin, and it reveals the joy and the beauty of holiness. All students of Mrs. Eddy's teachings must feel with me that we owe her a very great debt of gratitude for being found worthy to receive this wonderful revelation of our Father's love and of His kingdom. It is so sweet to know that He has not placed us in this world a prey to any mischance or adverse circumstance, but has given us, as His children, the power to overcome all things, whether sin, sickness, or death. To the beginner in Christian Science the Wednesday evening meetings are a great help. We learn, from the experiences of others, to have patience when we seem to fail in our demonstrations, and we are refreshed with the spirit of love and hope, remembering the many benefits already received. I feel most thankful to the workers in England, who by their devotion and example are encouraging and helping onward the faltering steps of those who would fain go faster.

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