I could never express in words...

Maude W. Wells

I could never express in words my gratitude to God for the countless blessings which have come to me through Christian Science.

A loved sister had suffered for many months from malaria. She had gone to one physician after another and had tried every remedy recommended, without improvement. Through a series of rather unusual circumstances, she became a member of a household in which there was a Christian Science practitioner. In time she was led to have treatment from this practitioner and was completely healed. She then became an earnest student of Christian Science.

At her first opportunity my sister told me of her healing, thinking that I would rejoice with her. However, I was so filled with ignorant prejudice towards Christian Science that I refused to believe it had healed her. I concluded that the healing must have been done through the use of human will power. I then determined to heal myself of a long-standing minor ill by the same means. Realizing no benefit at all from this method, I was forced to see that my conclusion in regard to my sister's healing was incorrect.

In the meantime I had drifted into a very unhappy state of thought in regard to my personal affairs, and I desperately needed something to lift me out of it. At the earnest insistence of my sister, I grudgingly turned to Christian Science. Even though there was this unreceptive attitude, I quickly began to feel the effect of divine Love. An article on Christian Science was presented to me, a sentence of which assured me that the child of God is spiritual and not material. Then and there my healing began, and it has continued through the years, moving towards the goal of "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ," as Paul said (II Cor. 10:5).

I have experienced the healing of many ills through Christian Science, including colds, influenza, constipation, indigestion, and an attack of rheumatism. I have also had innumerable proofs of God's love and protecting power in the rearing of my daughter, whose father passed on when she was five years of age. During that experience the words from Isaiah (54:5), "Thy Maker is thine husband," were a great help.

I am deeply grateful for the blessing of membership in both The Mother Church and a branch church. When I began the study of Christian Science, my home was in a town in which I was the only student of this religion. Thus I was able genuinely to appreciate the privilege of becoming a member of a branch church upon moving to this city. Class instruction with a consecrated teacher of Christian Science has been one of my greatest blessings and has opened the door to a far deeper understanding of God and of man as His reflection. To Mary Baker Eddy, our revered Leader, I owe endless gratitude.—(Mrs.) Maude W. Wells, Washington, District of Columbia.

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