Testimony of Healing November 17, 1917 Issue

It is six years since I turned to Christian Science for physical...

Annie L. Wallis

It is six years since I turned to Christian Science for physical healing. My little girl's eyes were troubling her, and finally she became totally blind. I feared an operation, for she was barely five years old, and the gentleness of Christian Science appealed to me, so I sought the aid of a practitioner. Before many treatments had been given her, I discovered that I too was walking in darkness, that I was spiritually blind; but thanks to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, I was lifted out of that darkness into the glorious light of Truth. Just as surely as "a new heaven and a new earth" appeared to me, the light of day returned to my child. It was a joy to see her vision return. When I entered the practitioner's office for the first time I did not dream that such a precious gift was in store for me; truly my "light affliction" was but for a moment, and it did work for me "a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." From that time this gift of Truth has been "a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path," guiding, guarding, comforting me daily.

The healing has been permanent; no glasses have been required, and in fact this little girl will seldom wear a hat while playing in the bright California sunshine. Surely this is positive proof that the light no longer distresses her, and that her eyes do not trouble her in the least. I have had many difficulties to overcome in my journey from sense to Soul, and am grateful to Christian Science for aiding me to rise above them; but I feel most grateful for this one which meant my awakening. Through Christian Science my whole life has been beautified, and the world has taken on a different aspect; therefore I shall never cease to give thanks for the experience which revealed such abundant glories.

Is it then to be wondered at that I cannot find words sufficient to express my gratitude for Christian Science? I realize that my life alone can do that, and I strive now so to act that when weighed in the balances I shall not be found wanting.—Annie L. Wallis, Los Angeles, Cal.

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