In the summer of 1928 my physical...

Belva Reed

In the summer of 1928 my physical condition had reached an alarming state because of my inability to digest food. The last attending physician remarked that I would probably live only six months.

It was in this extreme need that a dear friend presented the healing message of Christian Science to me. One evening she mentioned that Christian Science explains God so clearly as to enable us to heal as Jesus healed. That night I enjoyed a peaceful night's rest, which I had not had for some time.

The dawn of a new day truly meant, "This is the day which the Lord hath made" (Ps. 118:24). One day, while my friend was explaining God in the light of Christian Science, I suddenly felt the healing power of this truth and knew that I was well. A new world had opened for me, and my new birth in Science had begun.

This first healing has remained permanent, and there have been many others, such as of infected throat, burns, colds, grief, as well as protection from accidents. Some healings were instantaneous, others were slow. They have come in the measure that I have obediently and humbly conformed to Mrs. Eddy's statement in Science and Health (p. 192), "Whatever holds human thought in line with unselfed love, receives directly the divine power."

I humbly thank God for Christian Science and its Discoverer, Mrs. Eddy, for the dear friend who presented this healing truth to me, for class instruction, and for the privilege of participating in church activities.—(Mrs.) Belva Reed, Portland, Oregon.

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