How I Found Christian Science January 16, 2012 Issue

Everything changed

Emilienne Hastings—Weston, Massachusetts, US

When my husband and I were first married, we lived in a small town outside of Boston, in a neighborhood which included my in-laws, a former minister, and two doctors’ families. 

My husband and I were trying to start a family, and, after several miscarriages, doctors told me that it would be impossible for me to have children. The medical diagnosis just didn’t seem right to me. In moments of great despair I asked my mother: “I don’t understand. Why am I in this nightmare?” Then I was introduced to Christian Science, and everything changed.

My mother had a friend from high school who was a Christian Scientist, and Mother remembered healings she had witnessed growing up. She felt certain that if the medical world could not help me, Christian Science could. My mother and her Christian Science friend came to visit me for a few days, and throughout the whole visit there was no mention of sickness or drugs, which was a completely freeing experience. We laughed and had a joyous time. I was no longer ruminating over the doctors’ news and feeling sad and incomplete. I had witnessed the Christ light so beautifully expressed by this wonderful woman who simply lived Christian Science. After she left, I became very interested in Christian Science. I visited a local Christian Science Reading Room and bought Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.

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