Testimony of Healing May 11, 1912 Issue

I have received so many benefits from Christian Science...

Hattie Shafer

I have received so many benefits from Christian Science that I feel it a duty as well as a pleasure to send my testimony to our periodicals, and by this to make a little of my gratitude known to the world, that some one who sees it and who may be suffering as I was, can still have hope and help. I feel that I am in a new world, for I am in a new consciousness. My physical healing seemed from the standpoint of material sense nothing short of a miracle, it was so speedy and perfect, but the spiritual was even greater than this; it filled me with the most sincere and profound gratitude to God; also to our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for bringing to mankind the Science which enables us to understand God and man and the Bible better as we read the precious text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

Seven months previous to November, 1910, I had measles for the second time, followed by lung trouble and a severe cough, but with the help of Christian Science, or at least some understanding of it, I was able to be up though not well. I seemed to be in a weakened state for some time, especially after a fit of coughing. The trouble apparently extended all over my body and I suffered greatly. I was then influenced by some to have our old family physician come and diagnose my case, thinking this would help the practitioner to meet the trouble. The doctor came and was very kind, but said I would have to be operated on, and he gave me little hope. This so increased my fear that I was unable to help myself at all, and I found I would have to call for help. In accordance with Science and Health (p. 420), I called "an experienced Christian Scientist," to whom I explained all that the doctor had said, that she might better understand how to destroy the error which seemed to be eating away my strength. Within five days after she had received my first message I was well! All pain, inflammation, swelling, fever, was gone, and I was normal. I was overjoyed and happy, and my gratitude again went out to the author of our text-book for giving us this redemptive apprehension of the Christ, Truth, which delivers us from sickness as well as sin.

I also wish to tell of my little boy, four years old, who fell and injured his leg very seriously at the same time that I was having so severe a trial. I called the same practitioner, and in one week he was able to move his leg when he turned over on his bed. The bone had united, although it was never bandaged, neither was it necessary to restrict him. Divine Love wrought a "perfect work," as in my own case.

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