Testimony of Healing December 26, 1942 Issue

A deep sense of gratitude to God...

Suzanne F. van der Riet

A deep sense of gratitude to God for the wondrous blessings He has showered upon me prompts me to write and express my gratitude in the hope that it may be helpful to others.

For years I suffered from tuberculosis in an acute form, which affected my throat and lungs. I also developed cardiac asthma. All that medical and surgical skill could do, was done for me. The physicians who attended me at different times informed me that they could do nothing further for me. Being a fully qualified nurse, I accepted this verdict at the time. A physician whom I knew well, and under whom I had worked for a considerable time, said to me, "I would give anything to help you." He sent me north for special treatment in a large up-to-date hospital. I had the best of attention and was under a specialist for months. At first there seemed to be a slight improvement, but it proved only temporary.

At this stage Christian Science was presented to me in an unexpected manner. I had left the hospital and was living with a sister until I was ready to be taken to my own home in a southern city. A friend of my sister told me how she had been healed of a serious malady after having treatment from a Christian Science practitioner. To me it sounded like a fairy tale, and yet I was deeply impressed by what she said. Her gratitude and joy were marked. Before leaving the home she said, "Why not try Christian Science yourself?" I replied by asking, "If medicine and surgery can do nothing for me, what else is left that can aid me?" She answered, "God can." Shortly afterwards I left for my home, and on arrival felt compelled to write to this friend and ask her how I could get in touch with a Christian Science practitioner. It was not long before I was receiving absent treatment.

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