One winter I was healed by Christian Science of double...

Milly Tanner

One winter I was healed by Christian Science of double pneumonia and pleurisy. Since I am a schoolteacher, the law required me to have a doctor. He pronounced my case very serious and ordered my immediate removal to a hospital or to my home. I chose the latter, and the help of a practitioner was procured. But my condition grew worse, and the doctor gave up hope of saving me. After three weeks of illness, an examination showed that the lungs had practically disappeared, having been consumed by the severity of the illness. The doctor stated that in his forty years of medical practice he had never had a case like mine, and he asked himself what could be keeping me alive.

The doctor's diagnosis frightened me not at all. I declared the truth firmly, knowing that in God's kingdom all things belonging by right to man can never be lost. But the day came when my strength seemed exhausted, and dark shadows engulfed me. Some verses from the one hundred and thirty-ninth Psalm were of great comfort in these moments of struggle: "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."

The next day the help of another practitioner was asked; and she lovingly took up treatment. With the first letter I felt strengthened and full of hope. One of her first questions made a deep impression on me: "Do you say, Yes, to good and, No, to evil, or vice versa?" I understood at once that I had to turn away from material things and cast my net on the right side. I was ready to drop the heavy burden of resentment, of self-will, and of self-justification. I watched my thoughts diligently. Study of the Christian Science literature was my main occupation. From day to day progress was made, and the extreme weakness disappeared litle by little. After two weeks' treatment the doctor said that a miracle had been performed and that the lungs had begun to mend and were functioning weakly. Two weeks later an examination showed that both lungs were entirely restored. The doctor could find no words to express his amazement. The trachea had also been affected, and I was hardly able to speak out loud. But the practitioner made me see that voice is a vehicle for expressing divine qualities, such as joy, gratitude, love, and so forth. As I put this truth into practice, my voice returned.

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