Testimony of Healing April 28, 1962 Issue

"When a hungry heart petitions...

Gertrude P. Huber

"When a hungry heart petitions the divine Father-Mother God for bread, it is not given a stone,— but more grace, obedience, and love." These words on page 127 of "Miscellaneous Writings" by Mrs. Eddy brought about my awakening from many fears and anxieties.

I should like to share an experience which may give encouragement to those finding themselves in circumstances foreign to their upbringing and liking. Shortly after taking up the study of Christian Science, I found myself in a great state of resentment, in an unaccustomed environment in a new country, and bitterly opposed to what was set before me. Then a compassionate Christian Science practitioner reminded me that God's man is never misplaced or displaced and that in reality I am God's man, His idea. The statement quoted above from "Miscellaneous Writings" and this reminder became guiding lights to me.

I had been trained in my own country in the theatrical field, but was confronted in the new country with unfamiliar farm work. It seemed almost a degrading experience to have to milk cows. I was utterly unhappy and lonely, and, to top it all, an unpleasant physical condition developed. This was a testing time for me, and it lasted seven years; but, oh, what precious lessons were learned!

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