Testimony of Healing October 8, 1910 Issue

It is over six years since I became interested in Christian Science...

Chris Moore

It is over six years since I became interested in Christian Science through the healing of my aunt, whom the doctors could not help. At that time I was suffering from a nervous breakdown, my mental suffering being almost unbearable. I became tired of everything, and had made up my mind to end it all, for I knew no medicine or doctor could help me; but one day, when I called to see my aunt, she asked me if I would like to read the Sentinel. I said I should, as I thought Christian Science might help me if it had helped others. She told me to read the Bible, especially the New Testament, and that I would see it was the truth. I did as she asked me, and after I had read that copy of the Sentinel, I wanted more of them to read, as I saw it was the truth, for as I read I felt a change coming over me. I seemed to have a better understanding of everything I read, and I had more patience with my children. I did not shout at them as I had been doing, but became quiet. I would walk around very quietly, and did not talk much above a whisper. The children noticed this, and asked why I did so, and why I wanted them to be so quiet; but I did not know the reason myself, only that it seemed to me there was some presence in the house which I had not known before. How beautiful are thee words to me now, "Be still, and know that I am God."

This went of for about three weeks, and yet evil seemed to be very real to me, until one afternoon when I read an article on faith which helped me greatly. I asked myself, What is faith? Am I having faith? At this point I seemed to hear the Master's words, "Fear not," and how beautiful they were I can never tell! It seemed that I had awakened out of a dreadful dream. I saw that I need not fear anything, for God would take care of me, and all of us; that if I feared, I was not trusting Him. I became perfectly well in mind and body; I loved everything and every one, especially dear Mrs. Eddy, for bringing this healing truth into our lives. I felt so happy that I simply cried for joy. I wanted to go and tell every one they did not have to be sick; that if they would only have faith in God, He would heal them. Since that time our family of five has relied entirely on Christian Science for all our needs. I found that I had work to do to uproot all the weeds that had grown in my mortal mind; that we must not lay our armor down.

After this, through admitting worry, evil again seemed very real to me, but when in an extremity the voice of Truth again said, "Fear not; you are not separated from God," I saw mentally the separation between myself as God's child and this false belief in the power of evil. I saw that evil could not even touch me, and how comforting, how uplifting that was to me! I saw all of God's children as perfect, my spiritual sisters and brothers, separate from all evil. I also understood, through reading our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," that we must not see evil as real, neither believe in its presence, for it is only a make-believe, since God is the only Mind.

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