Testimony of Healing November 30, 1974 Issue

I shall always be grateful for a loving mother who taught me...

Essie A. Diggs

I shall always be grateful for a loving mother who taught me from early childhood to love God and to turn to Him for comfort and guidance in time of trouble. However, I was not satisfied with many of the things I was taught to believe. So much seemed to be preparing me for life after death. Why not enjoy freedom, beauty, perfect health, happiness, and prosperity now? I wondered. I became so dissatisfied with the teachings of orthodox theology and the fact that it was not meeting my human needs, that I severed my membership with the church.

From early childhood I had learned to love books; so whenever I became unhappy or dissatisfied, immediately I would go to the public library and search for books to read that would bring me a feeling of satisfaction and joy. It was in so doing that I came across a biography of Mrs. Eddy. I had a close friend who I previously—and mistakenly—had thought was worshiping Mrs. Eddy. Upon finishing the book, I distinctly recall the tremendous appreciation I felt for what Mrs. Eddy had done.

After that my first desire was to attend a service in a Christian Science church, which I did the following Sunday. When I entered this church, my first impression was the genuine love and warmth with which I was greeted. From that moment on I knew beyond all doubt that I had found what I had been looking for. The friend, whom I mentioned earlier, gave me a copy of the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. I began studying it.

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