Testimony of Healing December 4, 1909 Issue

In reading of Nicodemus, who came to Jesus to know...

Amy B. Dye

In reading of Nicodemus, who came to Jesus to know how to gain eternal life, we find the Master's answer to be, "Ye must be born again." In the darkness of mortal belief and suffering, seeking for the light in Christian Science, I had the same answer. For twelve years I had been in the darkness of despair, suffering with heart and stomach trouble, and extreme nervousness, which, with attendant physical ills, compelled me to take rest many times during the day, and I was unable to bear the responsibilities of my family and home. I had been treated by fourteen different doctors, had also osteopathic and electrical treatments, etc., but received no benefit whatever. At this point my sorrows were great, six of my family having passed away. I was a church-member and attended the services regularly, trying to find the help I so much needed; but there also I failed.

At this, the darkest hour of my life, with nothing but death or an insane asylum in prospect, I was asked to try Christian Science. Utterance fails when I try to express the joy, harmony, and peace I experienced the morning after my first treatment (which was absent). I had slept the entire night, and in a short time all my troubles had entirely disappeared. I felt deeply grateful for this wonderful proof of the power of God's love, and for the blessings to be derived from even a slight understanding of Christian Science, but another trouble presented itself in the alarming form assumed by a goitre, which had been growing for twenty years. Feeling that Christian Science had already done much for me, I decided to have treatment for this also. After the fourth treatment I went home with a sweet sense of peace and harmony, and this continued until the room seemed flooded with the presence of God; the light of divine Love filled every thought, and the most glorious realization of the unity and supremacy of the only Mind permeated my whole being. Then, and not until then, did I know something of the new birth, the being born into the consciousness of the Life immortal, the kingdom of heaven here and now. At this moment the goitre passed away without one moment's pain or suffering; every bar had been broken down, and I was free from the bondage of material beliefs.

Glory be to God, and gratitude to our dear Leader, Mrs. Eddy, who has unfolded such a wonderful truth to a weary and sin-sick world. I am deeply thankful for the understanding of God as Love, who giveth eternal life to all who seek Him in spirit and in truth. Truly, we must be born again.—Mrs. Amy B. Dye, New York, N. Y.

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