Testimony of Healing December 13, 1952 Issue

Although words are very inadequate...

Edith M. Bugden

Although words are very inadequate to express my deep gratitude for all the good which the understanding of Christian Science has brought to me, I wish to say that I am profoundly grateful for the provision made by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for the giving of testimonies in the periodicals. I can no longer delay submitting mine.

The Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, was given me to read at a time when I was undergoing a tremendous mental strain, as well as suffering from heart trouble. I read the book from cover to cover and loved it but did not at that time comprehend the true import of what I read. Later I put it away and turned to medical help. The following two years brought much sickness and misery, my physical condition eventually becoming so serious that a specialist told me nothing more could be done for me. I was forced to give up my work and went to live with an old school friend to wait for the end.

One afternoon after weeks of inactivity with a doctor in attendance I got out of bed and started to unpack my trunk. I shall never forget the wonderful feeling that came over me when I came upon the textbook: my whole being seemed to be flooded with radiance, warmth, and peace. A little more unpacking brought to light a copy of The Christian Science Journal. Upon perusal of it I found that a practitioner lived a few miles away; so I called her over the telephone. The loving reply to my call of distress I shall ever cherish, for she said, "My dear, there isn't a crooked road that God cannot make straight."

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