Testimony of Healing November 21, 1914 Issue

If I were to allow thought to dwell upon what I represented...

M. E. Brandon with contributions from Gertrude Ring Homans

If I were to allow thought to dwell upon what I represented to humanity before I knew of Christian Science, I would be appalled at the picture. When a small child I had been run over, with the result that my skull was fractured. I had also fallen down-stairs, which caused abscesses of the head. The doctors all agreed that if I lived to be over twenty I would have to be kept quiet and happy. Most of my childhood and girlhood was spent in seeking health, and I used to tell my parents that I was costing them more in doctor's bills than I was worth. Far from being quiet and happy, I lived in nervous excitement, and have known some very bitter unhappiness. I was also a constant sufferer from neuralgia, and never free from sore and aching feet.

Truly I am now a different woman, and the understanding of Christian Science has accomplished the change. From being a Bible reader, I have become a Bible student. Instead of a careless, irresponsible, bend-with-the-wind sort of person, I am becoming more careful, dependable, and firm. Even as did the Master, I say, "I can of mine own self do nothing," but I know that with God "all things are possible." I find that with constant study of the Bible, and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, I am proving all things, chief of which is the fact that Truth is first, last, and always.

The marked change in my daily thought has also been a source of great pleasure. At first I resented it, because it seemed to be taking from me my own individual thoughts, but now I am happy to say that my thoughts are almost constantly of God. I know that I have only one ideal, which is that of divine Mind, or Principle. I am not only bringing up my little girl to know the truth, but am also teaching little ones in the Sunday school, for I am convinced that close application to the study and demonstration of Christian Science brings peace, happiness, and health.

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