I want to express my profound gratitude for Christian Science

Lena Sewald

I want to express my profound gratitude for Christian Science. As a young married woman. I lost my strength and became dizzy. When I had to walk by myself, I hugged the buildings in the hope that I would not fall. Doctors could find nothing wrong with me. Life became such a burden that I contemplated suicide many times. Each time I thought of suicide, the Word of God, which at the time I did not recognize as such, would say to me, "You have so much to be grateful for, why should you do such a dreadful thing?" I would drop into my chair and say, "O God, help me."

At that time I was experiencing severe headaches. With the hope that a change of glasses might relieve the headaches, I went to an optometrist. He saw my great need and spoke to me about Christian Science. My extremity was indeed God's opportunity. I called for an appointment with a practitioner. I had to go by myself, and surely God was with me. I had a most wonderful visit and walked out of that office a new woman. I was instantaneously healed of those dreadful headaches. I felt like Christian in "The Pilgrim's Progress" when the burden on his back fell off.

For months I had not been interested in food and had lost much weight. On this day I had lunch in a restaurant and enjoyed it very much. I then decided to travel to my husband's place of business to tell him the good news. We both rejoiced. Day by day I could feel myself growing stronger. A month later I was able to remove the glasses and could read the finest print with ease.

I thank God every day that He led me to Christian Science. I thank God that Mrs. Eddy was pure enough to receive the revelation of Science and loving enough to want to share it with all of us. I am grateful for membership in The Mother Church and a branch church, for the blessed experience of class instruction, for our yearly association meeting, and for the Christian Science literature, which is always such an inspiration.

(Mrs.) Lena Sewald, Brooklyn, New York

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