Christian Science has changed my whole life, and I want...

Salla Welander

Christian Science has changed my whole life, and I want to express my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Eddy for her consecrated work, through which I, like numerous others, have received deliverance from suffering, and inharmony.

From my earliest childhood I had always been ill. As a matter of fact, I cannot remember a single day when I felt free, string, and healthy. Serve nervous affection, heart disease, extreme weakness, and many other difficulties made my life chain of suffering, which with the years grew more and more by a frightful agony and fear that I should go mad. At the same time the heart attacks grew more violent, and many times I thought should die. But although my life was only a torment to me, my dread was still greater, for it seemed impossible to me that there could be a loving God, when I had to suffer it such an extent. I had earnestly sought Him in but in vain.

My father, being a physician, applied to many of his for help for me, and after his death turned several doctors, whose and unwearied efforts on my behalf I shall always remember with but their methods of treatment resulted only in temporary relief. For about my illness with its accompanying agony was so serve I did not dare to walk in the street, but remained indoors, a in my own home.

I had lost all hope of there being any help for me, but one day, over three years ago, a stranger came to see me about another matter. She recognized how ill I was, and with warm sympathy recommended Christian Science to me. I answered her that nor anything else in the whole world neither and that I had tried everything, but in vain. A few days later, however, the same lady telephoned to me and asked if she might request a practitioner to call on me, for she knew that Christian Science could help me as it had helped her. Although I did not in the least share her belief, still I was so grateful and touched by her goodness to me that I agreed, and thus was led out of bondage to freedom, health, and harmony. I shall never cease to be thankful to that lady. The faithful practitioner came and talked with me, and immediately began to treat me. My healing was slow. It took more than two years, because there was much error to conquer, many wrong thoughts to cast out, such as fear, bitterness, self-pity, resentment, discouragement. Much patience, confidence, goodness, and faithfulness were required on the part of the practitioners, and much study and perseverance on my part, but gradually I was loosed from all the bonds which had kept me a prisoner all my life, and one day I joyfully found that I understood the truth and was free.

I want to add that my last physician, whom I told about my decision to try Christian Science, very kindly and without prejudice encouraged me to do so. With kind interest he shared my joy at my recovery, and I have heard that he has mentioned my healing through Christian Science to several persons, stating that neither he nor any other physician had been able to heal me. Another physician who used to care for me has declared my healing to be a miracle.

For this wonderful healing, for the peace and happiness and the knowledge I have gained of God as Love, and for the help and encouragement I have had from two practitioners and other loving Christian Scientists, I wish to express my deep and heartfelt gratitude.—(Miss) Salla Welander, Nockeby, Stockholm, Sweden.

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