As far back as I can remember in my earliest childhood...

Marja Okulicz-Kozarin

As far back as I can remember in my earliest childhood I was sick. My parents were always afraid could not live to grow up. I was always a subject of anxious care to them, and to the doctors whose observation I was under constantly. At home and at school exceedingly weak and delicate child, one who needed to be nursed along. I suffered from such an advanced stage of anaemia that none of the organs of my body were functioning properly because of lack of blood. Worst of all, however, were the attacks of sick headache. I was obliged to keep to my bed for months.

At a very early age I married. My health did improve, but rather grew worse. The war and the revolution in Russia with all its horrors ruined us My husband passed away during that time under tragic I was left alone with a three-year-old child without any means whatever. Physically I felt worse than I soon found work, but could not manage on my meager income, because I had been brought up under different and did not know how to do with the means at my disposal. In addition, constant physical made my life a burden. I had been told that my father had to consumption, and of this disease had been found in me and even in my small child. The specter of haunted me; I was tormented with neuralgic pains and insomnia; in short, there was hardly a disease that had not been manifested on my body or in my imagination.

But the time came for me, too, when it was proved true that the hour precedes the dawn. At the time of distress a woman friend came to me and told me about Science. I was quite in the generally sense, but it had never to me that God could heal; such a belief seemed to me bigotry. But my friend not tell prevent her from pursing her work of love. She came again see me and me some Christian Science Heralds to read, also an invitation to a lecture on Christian Science, the first to be given in Poland. After hearing this lecture I understood that our destiny is not in our hands, but in God's. My friend still exerted herself in my behalf and took me to a kind practitioner. I shall never forget the peace and which came over me after my first visit. I felt better every day, and I began to study Christian Science in earnest. I strove to apprehend Truth, and God gave me the opportunity to do so. My child, for whose health I had formerly made great material sacrifices, throve in the of Truth and spiritual Love, so that today she may be called a picture of blooming life and splendid health.

The understanding of Truth and the certainty that divine Love knows and meets all our needs has brought me and peace. My problem of supply was solved in the simplest way, for through Christian Science I learned to adapt my to my income. I find that I lack nothing, I do not need to forgo the comforts of life; for the morrow no longer troubles me.

For six years I have not taken any medicine or consulted a doctor; I feel entirely well. With great gratitude to God I may add that I was able to give up incessant smoking without any difficulty whatever.

About five years ago fever with all its symptoms was manifested. I was in bed, and I asked the who had always stood by me to visit me. She came, and after giving me treatment, spoke only these few words: "Get up; you are well." Then she went away. I got up, I felt free; the rash had instantly.

Words are to express my gratitude for all that I have received in Christian Science. My gratitude to God for the wonderful proofs of ever-present Love is inexpressible. With gratitude and love think of the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, who has again opened the kingdom of heaven to mankind. I am also grateful to the and to all the friends who opened the way to Christian Science for me, and to the friend who directed my first steps along this way. I am grateful that I am to be a member of The Mother Church and of a branch church, for my activity as a teacher in the Sunday school, for class and for all the blessings the Christ, Truth, has brought me.

(Mrs.) Marja Okulicz-Kozarin, Lodz, Poland.

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