When I was in high school, my sister tried to interest me in Christian Science

Jerry B. Salyer

When I was in high school, my sister tried to interest me in Christian Science. I went to Sunday School for a while, but it was not until after I had finished college and married, had a daughter, and had ended my marriage in divorce that I really became interested in this religion.

I began to study Christian Science and to attend church services in an attempt to straighten out my life and put it on a firm foundation. During the first year of my study my health and disposition improved radically. Although my former husband and I were living half a continent apart, and neither of us had previously given any serious thought to reconciliation, we decided to remarry. We have since been blessed with a happy marriage and home and now have a son as well as a daughter. Both of these children have attended Christian Science Sunday School since they were two years old. They are both members of The Mother Church, and our daughter is attending a school for sons and daughters of Christian Scientists.

I am grateful for membership in The Mother Church and in a Christian Science Society in the community in which I live. I am also deeply grateful for the healing of the smoking and drinking habits. This healing enabled me to enjoy church membership. The experience of class instruction in Christian Science was a turning point in my journey from sense to Soul. My gratitude for Mary Baker Eddy for discovering this precious Science and sharing it with all mankind is boundless.

The practice of Christian Science has made our lives happy, healthy, and harmonious. The problems that have arisen have been quickly overcome either by our own prayers or with the aid of a Christian Science practitioner.

One healing stands out to me because it was so quick. When our son was about ten months old, he suddenly became ill. The symptoms were alarming to see. I was very frightened when I called a practitioner for help. Although she reassured me over the telephone, I did not really grasp or remember anything she said, except that she did ask me to ponder the words of Mrs. Eddy's hymn, "The Mothers Evening Prayer" (Poems, p. 4). As I read and reread the beautiful hymn beginning, "O gentle presence, peace and joy and power," I felt God's presence. Gradually I became calm and confident. When I next looked at the child, he was entirely normal.

In Isaiah we read (42: 16): "And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them." Surely God is keeping His promise to me.

(Mrs.) Jerry B. Salyer, Bay City, Texas

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