Testimony of Healing May 27, 1911 Issue

I feel that I have not been doing right in withholding a...

Lucy Might

I feel that I have not been doing right in withholding a public acknowledgment of what Christian Science has done for me and mine, although I cannot tell the half. The most of my life I have not been well. When a young girl my health gave way entirely; for fourteen years I was sick all the time, steadily growing worse, until I was taken to a hospital, there undergoing an operation. I was there for nine weeks, and for several years following I had fairly good health, but could not do heavy work. In the fall of 1905 I was taken sick again, suffering terribly from rheumatism and neuralgia; followed by extreme weakness and nervousness and with a very distressing heart weakness. I was in despair, for my physicians, two of the best in our country, who were very kind and did everything they could for me, said that if I could get my strength I might get well, but that I was too weak to expect this.

Those were indeed miserable, dark, despairing days. Although I had tried to live a Christian life, and had been a church-member since I was eight years old, I felt as though I had made a miserable failure of my life. A dear friend then brought me to Christian Science. I had always been afraid of being led into something wrong, and it did not sound as good to me as the old teaching. I hesitated a while, but was desperate, and having great confidence in my friend I accepted her help. In August, 1907, I took my last dose of medicine; the fifth day I put on my clothes, on the seventh I cleaned up my room, and have worked hard ever since. I do all kinds of housework and sewing, and have never been in bed a whole day at a time since then. I have had many things to overcome, but I have found that although some seem to yield slowly, I am glad even of this, for I had so much wrong thinking to do away with that I am glad of the clearing out of evil thoughts, and I want them all to go.

I am truly thankful to Mrs. Eddy for her brave, loving work in showing us what divine Love is and what it can do for us. My great desire is to be able to help others as I have been helped.

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