Testimony of Healing May 10, 1913 Issue

There are thousands of people today who rejoice in having...

Elza Löthner-Rahmn

There are thousands of people today who rejoice in having found Christian Science, who have been healed through knowing the truth; and I am happy to be counted among them. Not a day passes in which I do not see the power of divine Love. A beautiful Lesson-Sermon on "God, the preserver of man," gave me an inspiration to write this testimony, which I hope will help some struggling sufferer to find the truth.

During a period of eight years I had been a victim of asthma, and in 1907 my mother and husband decided that I should have a change of surroundings; so I sailed for Sweden in August of that year. My mental condition at that time corresponded to that described by the psalmist: "They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses." I was so sensitive to sound that I could not even bear to hear anybody talk aloud. Stockholm was my destination, and there I was kindly received by my sister, though some time afterward she told me that she was surprised to see me so changed in five years.

Days and weeks rolled on without bringing me any health. Before I left New York, my husband insisted that I should consult a doctor, but I refused. Now in Stockholm, I thought the change of surroundings and air would bring me some measure of health, but all in vain! It seemed as if my pain, worry, and mental suffering grew worse and worse. At last I caught a heavy cold, which ended with a very severe attack of asthma, and drugs had entirely lost their power over me. In my old childish way I prayed to God for help, but at the same time I almost thought He could do nothing for me, that my lot was to suffer; and I kept thinking in this way day and night.

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