Great joy and deep gratitude fill my heart in giving the...

Marie Bachmann

Great joy and deep gratitude fill my heart in giving the following testimony.

In my childhood home I was brought up by a kind and devout mother with great love for the Christian faith. Every moment I had free, even as a young girl, I would take up the Bible and read it.

When I was married I took upon myself a great deal of work at home and in the field, but I often found courage and strength in the words, "God will help me." The truth of our beloved Leader's words in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health, however, had also to be shown me (p.66): "Trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff,—a broken reed, which pierces the heart. We do not half remember this in the sunshine of joy and prosperity. Sorrow is salutary. Through great tribulation we enter the kingdom." My health became impaired through a great sorrow; I wept, prayed, and struggled, until I broke down. While I was in this sad state I had treatments from an eye specialist, and from two specialists on nervous disorders; all three prepared me for the worst. Pains in my head, eyes, and all over the body often were almost unbearable. But "man's extremity is God's opportunity." In the time of affliction an acquaintance came to me and told me of Christian Science. "Christian Science," I said, and as I uttered this phrase I felt blessed, happy, and joyful. It was as if something long desired had come to my heart. In deep gratitude, and without the least pain in my eyes, I was able to read a copy of The Herald of Christian Science for two hours, and afterwards I slept well the whole night for the first time in a year. Suddenly I was filled with deep joy and gratitude. The light for which I had yearned for a long time shone upon me. Gone was all the darkness; I felt entirely surrounded by God's love.

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