It was my blessing to have a mother who desired a practical...

Gloria Holman Kovacs

It was my blessing to have a mother who desired a practical and demonstrable religion, who visited services of churches of various denominations and diligently searched, until she found Christian Science. From the age of five I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School.

While in high school my grades were average. After I decided to read a section of the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly each morning, my grades in school improved. I was encouraged to read the entire Lesson-Sermon every day. This resulted in the opportunity for me to continue on to college with a solid understanding of God as Mind and of man as reflecting divine intelligence.

Later I had a healing when a sewing needle deeply pierced my finger. At first, instead of rejecting the thought of infection as I should have, I ignored the need. When the finger became uncomfortable and abnormal in size, I turned to God in prayer. My dad saw the hand and expressed concern and suggested medical help. This is when I took a definite stand and told him I was relying on Christian Science. The purity of God's spiritual idea, man, was affirmed, and all the symptoms of infection and swelling disappeared within hours. This was my first healing of a bodily ailment through prayer, and it has inspired me through the years, enabling me to meet other situations with confidence.

Three of our children were born at home harmoniously with the treatment of a Christian Science practitioner and the assistance of a Christian Science nurse.

A painful abdominal difficulty occurred when my thoughts were overcome by lack of money, lack of time, lack of joy and interest. My attitude was one of complaint. I needed to loose myself from these burdensome thoughts and replace them with gratitude. As soon as I did, the healing resulted instantly.

Much cause for gratitude was revealed to me. In our family the needs of each one have been met through a growing realization of the certainty and ever-presence of divine Love.

When I was elected Second Reader in a Christian Science Society, my past history had been one of self-consciousness, shyness, and inadequacy. Thus it was with gratitude that a complete sense of harmony prevailed. Helpful to me were the truths that man does not fear, he lives confidently in God's goodness; man does not do anything of himself, but reflects the Father's will. This relieved me of false responsibility and enabled healing to take place. When called upon to introduce a Christian Science lecturer, I was prepared and had no anxiety.

The most rewarding experiences of my life have concerned Christian Science—membership in Christian Science college organizations, employment with The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, branch church work, class instruction, and the joy of helping to organize a new Christian Science Society. Mrs. Eddy's revelation is responsible for my continued health, activity, and well-being.

(Mrs.) Gloria Holman Kovacs
Glastonbury, Connecticut

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