After the war I met a friend whose transformed, more loving...

Ruth-Edith Flemming with contributions from Karl Flemming, John W. Lavrakas

After the war I met a friend whose transformed, more loving manner attracted my attention. When I asked her the reason for this transformation, she told me about Christian Science. She gave me the address of the Committee on Publication in the city where I was then living. Since my interest had been aroused, I requested some informational material there. That is how I obtained my first copy of The Herald of Christian Science, German Edition.

At that time I was not looking for freedom from sickness; I was searching—and until then, in vain—for a religion or philosophy through which I could more intelligently love God. The study of Christian Science fulfilled my hopes and expectations and brought me the answer to all the questions I had been asking for years. I have come to understand that God is "a very present help in trouble," as the Bible teaches (Ps. 46:1). I will never cease to be grateful to Him for leading me to Christian Science. I also consider it a great blessing that my husband also turned to this Science. He has had physical healings and found solutions through prayer to occupational difficulties.

Over the years many problems were solved, and although my progress was slow, I have always found help in proportion to my recognition of God as good, as Truth, Life, and Love. I was quickly healed of a severe migraine headache with the help of a Christian Science practitioner. I did not become conscious of this healing until I had been without pain for some time. I never suffered from this malady again. Colds and angina were healed just as quickly.

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