During the many years I have...

Eileen A. Carter

During the many years I have been a student of Christian Science I have had innumerable proofs of its healing, regenerative, and protective power, and it is with profound gratitude for the teachings of Christian Science that I submit this testimony.

Some years ago a problem of poor eyesight presented itself, and it seemed necessary for me to resort to the use of glasses for reading and sewing. I was told that my sight would deteriorate and that as time went on I would need to have my glasses changed. My sight again became troublesome, and this time I realized that I had allowed myself to drift with the current of mortal thought.

With the help of the Concordances to Mrs. Eddy's writings, all that our Leader has written in relation to the spiritual senses was carefully studied, and after a few days it became quite clear to me that since vision is spiritual I could rely solely on Truth and do without my glasses. Error suggested that I would not be able to read the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly; but I reassured myself with the thought that if at first I could not read a great deal. I could at least think, and that the time usually given to the study of the Lesson-Sermon could be spent in prayer and quiet contemplation of the indestructible spiritual faculties of Mind, which man possesses through reflection.

Some statements which I had read encouraged me along these lines. They read substantially as follows: "Meditation is to reading and study what digestion and assimilation are to our daily food. There will be no ... nourishment unless the eaten food be digested and assimilated. Neither will there be any real sustenance or growth in the spiritual life unless the Word of God be meditated upon, and, so to speak, incorporated into our very being."

I followed this advice, read a little, and meditated a great deal on what I had read. In a very short time my vision cleared, the mistiness and discomfort disappeared, and I found to my great joy that I could read the Lesson-Sermon without any difficulty. Since then my sight has steadily improved, until today I can read the smallest print quite easily.

Having recently completed a term of Readership in a branch church and having during that time studied for many hours at a time without experiencing the slightest difficulty with my eyes, I feel impelled to write this testimony expressing my deep gratitude for the teachings of Christian Science, for our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, and for the clearer light of Truth which daily shines upon my path.— (Miss) Eileen A. Carter, London, England.

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