It is with a grateful heart that I wish to tell of the...

Margarete Borgfeldt

It is with a grateful heart that I wish to tell of the infinite goodness of God which I have experienced through Christian Science. Two years ago I felt very miserable; I was worn out physically through years of heavy work, besides all the sorrow and anxiety I had gone through. As a result of several attacks of illness, disease appeared in a severe form. I was suffering greatly both physically and mentally, and as the family physician was unable to afford help, in spite of various painful treatments which were resorted to, I applied to another physician, under whose care I improved temporarily; but the symptoms of the disease did not disappear, and I was steadily losing strength.

My relatives then lovingly urged me to try Christian Science, and although I did not want to hear anything about it at first, my unbearable condition compelled me to accept the help offered. After the first few treatments I experienced a peace of mind which was also greatly appreciated by those around me, as I had been at times in a state of great excitement. My condition gradually improved, sleep and appetite returned, and I regained my weight, which I had lost in an alarming fashion. All symptoms of the disease disappeared by and by. God has restored me to health. I feel as strong as I used to, and never get tired, even when I exert myself, for thanks to Mrs. Eddy's teachings and spiritual illumination I know that God is our strength, and that His love and omnipotence enable us to do all things. All my acquaintances who have not seen me for some time are surprised at my strong and healthy appearance.

A year ago I met with an accident, a physician stating that I had a serious injury of the arm. During the first few moments I was unconscious, but soon realized that it was fear which had brought about this experience, and the thought then came to me that in God all is harmony, and that I, as a child of God, could not be inharmonious. After a while the pain disappeared—at the very time my message reached the practitioner, as I learned later. It was impossible for her to come and see me immediately, but when she called the next morning, I joyfully waved the arm which was supposed to be injured, and could tell her that all sense of inharmony had left me and that I had slept beautifully. After the fifth day I removed the plaster cast in which the physician had put my arm, and in two weeks' time I could use it as formerly. This experience was to me a proof of divine Love, and it meant a great deal to me. I often have had harmony restored on other occasions; for instance, when I inadvertently seized a very hot stove-lid. I quietly put it into its place, the thought coming to me that there is no sensation in matter and that I could not be injured thereby. There was a feeling of having been burned, but the pain soon left me, and no blisters formed.

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