Testimony of Healing September 11, 1948 Issue

Although I had attended the...

Elizabeth Gilbert Marks

Although I had attended the Christian Science Sunday School from an early age and received many physical healings, I did not make the study of Christian Science a part of my daily living. The result was that I found myself very unhappy in my employment, in my companionship, and in my station in life.

Like the prodigal son I knew where I could find health, happiness, contentment, and I went to see a Christian Science practitioner and explained my situation. Work was taken up, and I then began to take the journey back to my Father's house. I began to see that I was not a selfish individualist dependent on material circumstances and conditions, but I was in reality an idea of God, existing to express Him, to serve Him, and to love Him. As I held to this and began to see those around me as the pure, perfect children of God, more humility and an utter dependency on God for all my decisions and actions were manifest. All desire for social drinking disappeared, as well as the desire for smoking. No specific work had been done for these two habits, but the earnestness of my desire to know and to do the will of God completely dissipated them.

As I listened obediently to Mind's directions each day. I was led to fill out an application at an employment agency for another position with a large company. The remuneration was well over the salary I had been earning, and there were shorter hours. One day I was called to have an interview with this company, and I was told that they would let me know if I was acceptable. This was on a Saturday. I heard no word on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. There was no concern on my part about this position. With all humility I knew that if it was the right place for me, I should have it, and if it was not the right place, I certainly did not want it. Furthermore, I knew that divine Love was at the helm taking care of me.

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