Testimony of Healing July 5, 1969 Issue

Christian Science found me working as a medical secretary in the...

Phyllis H. Stoddard

Christian Science found me working as a medical secretary in the midst of a large medical center. This was a time of deep trouble in my life following surgery for what was diagnosed as a malignancy. The doctors had advised me of my status and had kindly pointed out I had a very uncertain future and there would probably be a recurrence within a prescribed time. I was placed under therapy treatment and admonished not to do certain things which could affect my condition. I returned to my job and tried to put the whole matter behind me, but it possessed my thinking, and I was unable to find peace anywhere.

The textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, sent by an old friend, arrived in the mail at this time. In a despondent state of mind and with a head full of medical dictation, I began to read this wonderful book. The line in the Preface of Science and Health (p. vii), "The wakeful shepherd beholds the first faint morning beams, ere cometh the full radiance of a risen day," illumined my thought, and I read on eagerly.

Soon, through daily study, I was able to demonstrate the small degree of understanding I had gained by resigning my job and looking to God for direction. This led me to a new field, where I have remained since and where many wonderful things have opened up. Everything became fresh and new; many beliefs of limitation and insecurity were overcome. I became increasingly aware of what was wrong in my thinking and how it affected my experience. There were many character traits that needed to be eliminated. There was much in consciousness to be uprooted, and I learned to take constructive criticism, which opened my thought to further self-examination.

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