The light of Christian Science dawned in my consciousness...

Alexine Whisnant

The light of Christian Science dawned in my consciousness seventeen years ago. The years that have followed have been truly a journey through the wilderness, which is defined by Mrs. Eddy on page 597 of Science and Health thus: "Loneliness; doubt; darkness. Spontaneity of thought and idea; the vestibule in which a material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense unfolds the great facts of existence."

Some of the proofs of physical healing, blessed by the spiritual light which accompanies such proofs, have been unusually encouraging. I should like to tell of two of them. A growth appeared on the ball of my foot. It grew more and more painful each day until finally walking became almost impossible. But I did walk; not with pleasure, but with the assurance that because God is All, no error could rob me of my activity. Several times it was suggested to me that I visit a chiropodist, but I resisted this, convinced that a diagnosis of the difficulty could not help me. About this time I was asked to do some work which demanded much denial of self. Then one day I awoke to the realization that I had not been conscious of pain in my foot for some time. I looked at it, and found the appearance to be more disturbing than at any previous time; but I was not afraid, because I knew that there had been a change in my thought.

One morning, a week later, I felt a hard substance under my foot on the floor. It was about the size of a small marble and had the appearance of a fibrous growth. Quite a hole was left in the foot, but this disappeared by the next day. A troublesome corn which had appeared as a result of trying to guard that particular spot on my foot disappeared at the same time. Not a blemish was left on the foot. I felt that this healing was a direct result of unselfed thought coupled with my refusal to name the error or outline the healing.

Another healing which took place was that of a broken bone. One day I found myself with a very unhappy sense of separation from a dear friend. While in this state I went to the window to raise the shade, which was not rolling properly. Suddenly the shade fell, pushing my hand against the window. I felt immediately that something was broken in the hand. There was great pain, and much fear that, being a pianist, the accident might deprive me of the normal use of my hand. It seemed wise to have proper bandaging in order that I might attend to my work of the day. The surgeon who did it insisted upon an X-ray picture. The verdict was given that it was a peculiar fracture of the long bone leading to the fourth finger. I had Christian Science treatment, but my thought was so filled with fear of being permanently crippled that the healing did not take place at that time. I had no use of the hand, the fourth finger in particular. The knuckle joint completely disappeared, and a large lump formed on the top of hand. Finally I was led to take a trip to see another practitioner, and as we talked my thought was illumined. The fear disappeared completely. The following day I began to use my hand, and in three weeks I was back at the piano. Within three months a firm knuckle had appeared, and the lump had gone. The movement of the finger is now perfectly normal.

What a boon Christian Science is to tried humanity, trying as it does to rid itself of its ills through material remedies! Our gratitude to our intrepid Leader should be unending. In my own experience it grows with every passing hour.

(Miss) Alexine Whisnant, Chicago, Illinois.

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