I am most grateful to bear witness...

Nova Pearl Duncan

I am most grateful to bear witness to the healing power of Truth. I began the study of Christian Science some twenty years ago. At that time I was in a deplorable condition, suffering from a nervous and physical breakdown with various complications, such as palpitation of the heart, inflammatory rheumatism, underweight, sleeplessness, and extreme fear. I was unable to do my housework and care for our young son. After becoming steadily worse, despite the care of doctors and chiropractors, as a last resort I began the study of Christian Science. At once I felt assurance that all would be well.

The physical ailments faded into nothingness in a very short time; but it took longer to cast out fearful and sickly thinking. I studied the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly and read the periodicals. When physical weakness, despair, and fear would threaten to overwhelm me, just the help I needed would be found in the weekly Lesson-Sermon or in an article in the periodicals. Finally I gained "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding" (Phil. 4:7) and which I had feared I might never find. To learn that God is good and ever present was a great joy, and by clinging steadfastly to this truth, I was completely healed of the many fears and of the despondency which had held me in bondage. The statement in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy (p. 2), "Goodness attains the demonstration of Truth," enabled me to cast out resentment, criticism, bad temper, and the tendency to blame someone else for my trouble and fear.

Although I had been a slave to medicine, I disposed of all I had on hand. Since then I have never spent one day in bed due to illness. Although I am grateful for the physical healings, I am more grateful for the understanding that God is All-in-all. I was fearful at one time that I would never be active and free again. How grateful I am now to be able to attend a branch church and to serve in it! Whereas I was once unable to stay at home alone, now I often stay alone while my husband is away on business. Also I have for many years had very pleasant and profitable employment in the business world.

Once on my return home from a Wednesday evening testimony meeting I found that our son was in great pain from an earache. At first I was fearful, but we took our stand in Christian Science, I told him of a testimony which had been given that evening. Then I began to read to him from page 390 of Science and Health. Gradually the pain ceased, and the boy slept all night. On awakening in the morning he expressed gratitude for the healing. This healing has been permanent, although the trouble had periodically appeared and caused much discouragement.

To anyone, with seemingly insurmountable difficulties, who longs for freedom and peace, I want to say (Luke 12:31), "Seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you." All that has come to me in the way of health, happiness, and harmony I owe to the study and application of Christian Science. I am grateful for membership in The Mother Church and a branch church, for the practitioners who have so patiently helped me, and for my husband and a younger sister, who went with me on visits to the practitioner's office when I could not go alone.—(Mrs.) Nova Pearl Duncan, Wichita, Kansas.

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