Testimony of Healing May 26, 1934 Issue

Christian Science has brought me nearer to God

Edna Witham

Christian Science has brought me nearer to God. Before I began the study of this Science He seemed so far off that I had ceased even to call Him. I had been in the valley of despair for many years when Christian Science was first brought to my attention. My mental suffering had been so severe that life seemed to offer nothing, and at times I had even contemplated suicide, for the religious beliefs that I had been taught failed to give assistance or even afford consolation. Going to a distant city to get away from everything, even myself, I was offered Christian Science. For the first time in years I attended a church, a Christian Science service on an Easter Sunday. It surely was a resurrection experience for me, though I was not then aware of it. I returned home and began the reconstruction of my life. To take my stand for a new-found religion required courage, but I was firm and God sustained me. This occurred twelve years ago.

As I review the past it is astonishing to see how much has been accomplished with just an inkling of the truth. Shortly after taking up the study of Christian Science I thought, This has helped me so far, but will it meet an emergency? The answer came very soon thereafter. I was boarding with a sister at the time, and one day when I came home from the office she asked me to light the hot water heater. I went to the basement to do so, not knowing that the wind had blown the gas out and that it had been escaping for some time. When I struck the match in fron of the heater there was a terrific explosion, knocking me back several feet, burning the sleeves and front of my dress, and singeing my hair. I came upstairs and my sister exclaimed over the redness of my face and throat. I could see blisters on my wrists, but I refused to look at my face and throat in the mirror, although they felt as if they were on fire. I excused myself and went to my room. The pain was so intense I could not read, so I repeated "the scientific statement of being" from Science and Health (p. 468) until I grew more composed. Then I read from the textbook for about an hour, when I felt free. There was no mark on my body to indicate the burns, with the exception of singed hair and eyelashes. Truly "faith as a grain of mustard seed" will remove mountains.

Christian Science has been my only means of healing for the past twelve years. I have been healed of recurring bronchial colds, constipation, and a nervous breakdown, and I have also been protected from accidents. For all of these blessings I am very grateful.

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