[Original in German]

Our family received as a gift from my mother a copy of Science...

Our family received as a gift from my mother a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. When I read this opening sentence in the Preface of this textbook (p. vii), "To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings," I, too, became aware of and roused to the great blessing of Christian Science.

Even though at the first reading I did not understand much of what I read, I felt that with this gift we had received something wonderful. This correct appraisal of the good to be found in the textbook was confirmed to me in a complete healing. While I was reading the first two chapters, I was amazed to see that my skin began to become smooth and thereby acquired a normal appearance. I had previously suffered for about thirty years from an unpleasant condition of a chronic, very bothersome skin disease, and no medical skill had brought me relief. Moreover, this healing not only proved to be complete but there has never been a relapse.

Even though my mother, a Christian Scientist, had often brought this book to my attention, I had never imagined that a healing could take place in my case through a quiet perusal of the writings. As I was reading through the textbook, I experienced a feeling as if scales were falling from my eyes, so illuminating were the ideas presented there, and the deep feeling of gratitude I experienced at the same time seemed indescribable. Today I know for a certainty that the spirit of Truth was working in me and that I was touching the hem of Christ's garment.

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February 28, 1970
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