Testimony of Healing February 6, 1926 Issue

Several years ago I became ill with a form of nervousness...

Olga M. Cesan with contributions from Marie Blackburn

Several years ago I became ill with a form of nervousness which came upon me about five months before my first child was born. Instead of the trouble leaving me, as I had supposed it would, it gradually became worse; so that by the time the child was a year old I realized I was losing in the struggle. My mother went with me to a specialist, but I left his office feeling very much discouraged at what had been said. The same evening I was led in a very unexpected way to take up the study of Christian Science. I studied the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, very earnestly and prayerfully; and about five years later, while experiencing an unusually severe nervous attack, I received an instantaneous and perfect healing. It was wonderful! For a moment, matter and material surroundings were forgotten, and my consciousness was just flooded with the knowledge of the divine presence. The spiritual uplift which followed this healing was too wonderful for words; for there was a sense of peace, joy, and security, to me before unknown, and I was as sure of God's presence as I was of my own. Error of every kind was unreal to my uplifted thought. About a year later, what under material law would have been impossible took place when my second child was born under the most peaceful and harmonious conditions.

Several months later I became neglectful in my study of Christian Science, and finally the time came when I laid the textbook aside. I felt that now I was perfectly healed there was nothing more to be done; but I had a lesson to learn. About a year after I laid the textbook aside, with thought wholly unguarded by Truth I related the above experience to a friend, going into explicit detail as to the nature and extent of my suffering. Three days later I experienced a relapse to the former trouble, which rapidly ended in a complete nervous collapse. The months following found me groping about in the very "valley," crying out for deliverance; for the mental suffering seemed greater than I could bear. At last, however, through the loving and patient help of a practitioner, the clouds began to lift, and I finally came through the ordeal, none the worse, but much wiser. This took place in 1919. Since then, by realizing that God is my strength and my all, I have been able to accomplish more work than ever before.

I should like to say a few words in connection with another healing which I experienced. After I had been ill for three days, a doctor was called who, after consulting with another physician, said it would be necessary for me to be removed to the hospital and be operated upon. A room at the hospital was ordered, but I refused to hear about it. Finally a Christian Science practitioner was called and lovingly took up the work. The next day the fever, pain, swelling, and extreme weakness were gone. What the doctors considered the most serious symptom started to go that day, and it too had entirely disappeared at the end of five days.

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