Approximately nineteen years ago I became acquainted...

LYDIA KÜHNI

Approximately nineteen years ago I became acquainted with Christian Science. At that time I was sick in body and soul—my clear view of Truth was clouded. I had several operations involving my gallbladder and a tumor in my breast, plus an operation to remove my appendix. After these operations I weighed a little over eighty pounds and was without inner stability or faith. In fact, I had given up hope of recovery. Then I had a complete breakdown.

The second half of that year (after a brief interruption) I was under intense neurological care. My husband was called in to see the doctor for a last appointment, during which a decision was to be made about the mental hospital I should be committed to. When I found out about this, I asked the doctor for a slight postponement of the decision, which she granted. (I had quietly begun a study of Christian Science, and small glimpses of Bible truths were very gently awakening hope of recovery in me.) There followed a very difficult road, for many discouragements were yet to be overcome: erroneous notions had become embedded in my thinking, and instead of pressing forward I made the great mistake of looking back. Doing this made the ghost of hopeless illness seem very real to me. It also repeatedly caused me to feel self-pity and bitterness about my supposed lot in life. Despite all of these obstacles, however, I continued to read the textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I had to do it inconspicuously though, because, after all, I was considered mentally ill.

Finally, it could no longer be concealed from my husband that a change for the better was occurring in regard to my psychological well-being—he knew that I must have found a healing source somewhere. He then accompanied me to a Wednesday testimony meeting. This marked a most beautiful new beginning of peace and togetherness in our marriage. At that time I was completely healed—physically and mentally—solely through the teachings of Christian Science. (I was never committed to the mental hospital.) I quickly regained weight until I reached sixty-five kilograms [about one hundred forty-three pounds], which had been my weight before the illnesses. After this healing, doctors were not consulted anymore, for my new awareness of God in divine Science told me that I was subject only to the infallible law of Christ.

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