Filled with deep gratitude to God, I should like to testify...

Hanna Precht

Filled with deep gratitude to God, I should like to testify to the healing power of Christian Science. Great are the blessings that I have been privileged to experience in the five years that I have known of Christian Science. God has been my helper and counselor, not only in physical sufferings, but in all other problems, and I thank Him alone for the happy solution of all problems. I endured much anguish before I knew God, for I suffered for nineteen years from chronic asthma. All material means were tried, but failed completely. Again and again a change of climate was prescribed, and my parents did everything to make it possible for me to go away on outings each year for months. But as soon as I was in Hamburg again the error came back with unabated force.

Therefore these excursions came to an end, and I preferred to remain in Hamburg. I spent the nights sitting up in bed, and in the daytime was weak and tired, ate little, and was able to do but little work.

In my great extremity Christian Science was brought me by a kind friend. At first I was skeptical and said, "Why should I add one more disappointment to the many others?" But the friend kept on telling me about it, and also gave me some literature. One day, when things again seemed very dark to me, I read one of the pieces of literature and began to see that I had to learn to think anew; above all, to know what God is. From that day on a ray of light entered my consciousness, and I began to study Christian Science more earnestly. I attended the services regularly, and soon asked a practitioner for help, which was lovingly given me. After the first few words I exchanged with the practitioner I felt great relief, and gratitude and joy filled my heart, for I felt I had now found the only way to salvation. After a few weeks I was healed. I could have sung and rejoiced continuously, for I felt that I was restored to life in the truest sense of the word. For the first time I experienced the great joy one has in caring and working for others. Today I have much work to do and do it joyously and gladly, without any strain.

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