Testimony of Healing May 24, 1952 Issue

In 1921 I was suffering from a...

N. Peter Johnson

In 1921 I was suffering from a nervous breakdown and had sold my business interests to a partner at a considerable monetary loss. As I was telling my troubles to a friend he invited me to attend a Wednesday evening testimony meeting at a branch Church of Christ, Scientist.

I had no knowledge of Christian Science at that time and went along more out of curiosity than for any other reason. I was deeply impressed with the gratitude, humility, and love which were expressed at this meeting. The inscription on the wall interested me: "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p. 494). But it seemed to me that what I needed was money.

However, when I called on a Christian Science practitioner the next day, he very kindly told me it was not money I needed, but a change of thought. I needed to change my thoughts of greed, avarice, selfishness, and self-pity to thoughts of love, gratitude, and consideration for others. My healing of the nervous breakdown was slow, but it has been permanent. The financial difficulty was also overcome. A craving for alcohol and tobacco has been healed, as well as eczema of many years' standing.

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