Testimony of Healing February 8, 1936 Issue

On page 359 of Science and Health we find Mrs. Eddy's...

Joyce M. Dumbell with contributions from Beatrice M. Dumbell

On page 359 of Science and Health we find Mrs. Eddy's words, "Even though you aver that the material senses are indispensable to man's existence or entity, you must change the human concept of life, must at length know yourself spiritually and scientifically."

I feel that I want to thank God for a healing of my eyes which I experienced through endeavoring to understand and follow out the truth contained in that statement. I discovered that it was increasingly difficult, in fact it seemed impossible, for me to read anything at a distance; and even with a book held close to me, the words seemed blurred and indistinct. Also I was unable to distinguish the faces of people I met in the street, and would pass by friends without recognizing them. The condition seemed to be getting worse, and was beginning to interfere seriously with my work. Thinking it over, I saw that a change in mental seeing, as indicated by Mrs. Eddy's words, was necessary. Among other things, I had been testing my sight by material sense testimony, endeavoring to read printed notices which I passed each day.

At this time my studies dealt with a very material and finite concept of man, and I realized that I had not been alert enough to deny the falso picture that had been presented, and to recognize only that which is true. From this time on I endeavored to think and see constructively in this way, and help was asked from a practitioner. The truth about man, taught in Sunday school, was most helpful at this time. As I was striving to put the truth into practice in this way, the erroneous condition almost immediately disappeared entirely; my eyes became normal and have remained so.

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunity of...