Testimony of Healing November 17, 1923 Issue

Mrs. Eddy says in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany"...

Myrtle W. Gilbert

Mrs. Eddy says in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 150), "A heart touched and hallowed by one chord of Christian Science, can accomplish the full scale; but this heart must be honest and in earnest and never weary of struggling to be perfect—to reflect the divine Life, Truth, and Love."

Christian Science came to me in answer to prayer many years ago. I longed for some sort of anchor; I wanted a religion; I desired a better understanding of God; but at that time I did not know that longing and desire are true prayer. I did not know that true prayer is always answered. The answer came in an unexpected way. I borrowed various church doctrines and read them, thinking I should find some church that would meet my need. At that time I was very active in social and literary club work; and it was through research in library work that the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, was found in our public library. I started to read this book, and hardly stopped until I had finished, all the time feeling that I had found the truth at last. I had found the truth about God, man, and the universe. I saw that it meant the healing of sickness as well as the destroying of sin; and having at that time two minor complaints, I remember thinking that, perhaps, I too should be healed some time. There and then I was healed of both complaints. I did not know exactly how, but I did know that I saw the plan of salvation; and any time since, when I have been able to realize clearly the truth about God and man as I saw it at that first reading of our textbook, I have been able to heal myself and others.

I look back over these many years with great rejoicing over the overcoming of sickness and much wrong thinking. I realize, however, that I still have a long way to go. I am like the man spoken of by one of our early lecturers: I am beginning to know how little I know, and that the true facts of being must be discerned spiritually. I feel that my greatest asset in all these years has been sincerity; for our beloved Leader says in Miscellany (p. 203), "A deep sincerity is sure of success, for God takes care of it."

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