I write this with a heart full of gratitude and joy, and...

Frank H. Temple

I write this with a heart full of gratitude and joy, and with the hope that others who have not yet become conscious of God as omnipresent Love, may be blessed as I have been in the understanding of Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy's devotion to the cause of Truth has blessed all mankind.

About a year ago, when to mortal sense I was suffering from a complication of diseases, among which were heart and kidney trouble, a kind friend brought Christian Science to my notice. Years before, Science and Health had been given to us, but I read very little in it. Being in good health at that time, it did not appeal to me; in fact, it seemed impossible for me to believe in it.

To go up-stairs where the book happened to be when the friend mentioned the subject, was quite an effort, owing to the condition of my heart; but the book was found, taken down-stairs, and literally devoured. No longer did its teachings seem vague and impossible. Now it meant life to me! The first sentence I read, "To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings" (Pref., p. vii), brought hope to my heart; and as I continued and the truth of God's love and power and availability dawned upon my consciousness, I felt that God would heal me as He had healed others. Then the revelation that man is perfect now and forever, because made in the image of God, made clear to me the fact that all my seeming ills were nothing, regardless of what the material senses seemed to say. I knew I was free then and there, and I praised God for it, though months passed before I manifested perfect health outwardly. This did not disquiet me, however, for I knew the truth and clung to it, and therefore could patiently await the result.

Today I am well and strong and happy through the power of divine Truth. Not a day passes without having the divine presence manifested to us and infinite Love revealed to us. Like the psalmist I can say, "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand." For the healing of our infirmities we are more than grateful to the beloved Father; but it is the spiritual awakening, accompanied by the consciousness of the reality of God's protecting and loving presence, which calls forth the best there is in us, in an endeavor to be worthy; which inspires with the desire and determination to be approved of God, "a workman that needeth not to be ashamed."

My healing was wholly brought about through the study of the Bible, Science and Health, and other Christian Science literature, and through the understanding thus gained, I have been enabled to know the truth for another and myself many times. To those weary and heavy-laden, who do not yet understand the depth of infinite Love, I can say out of my own experience, "Seek, and ye shall find."

Mrs. Frank H. Temple, Samoa, Cal.

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