"Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he...

Emma Freithurnheer with contributions from Ernst Frei-Thurnheer

"Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. . . . Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!"

Our way was often burdensome and led through sickness, family quarrels, and great financial losses. In all our distress God, as Christian Science reveals Him, was our only refuge, support, and help. The lesson we learned from our trials was that many thoughts are cherished and cultivated which have nothing in common with God, Love, Truth, and intelligence, and therefore bring unpleasantness in their wake until, shaken out of the drowsy sleep of mortal mind, we leave the false support, and, as Paul says, "press toward the mark," toward the apprehension of divine Mind.

We are especially grateful for our little son's healing, which took place seven years ago. In the beginning, both our children had chicken pox. Our little girl was over it in two days, but our little boy had in addition a very nigh fever, and the next day convulsions as well. In the evening my husband called a Christian Science practitioner. The peace and fearlessness which came into our home with her, and never again left us during the child's sickness, made a very great impression on my husband and are still fresh in our memory. The following night the little fellow was not quiet five minutes in succession, because of pain. The next morning we again reported to the practitioner, who at once gave us loving help, with the result that in a short time the little fellow was lying quietly in his bed. From then on, things went better every day. How happy we were when, after three weeks, the child was again toddling about. He was then three years old.

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