My gratitude for Christian Science is unlimited

Gertrude Krafft

My gratitude for Christian Science is unlimited. Several years ago a nervous condition was making my existence most miserable, so much so that I was constantly in great fear of many different erroneous mortal suggestions, such as fear of the future, of old age, of the inability to fulfill my duties. It was almost unbearable for me to hear the slightest noise of any kind.

My desire was to go away from home to seek peace and relief among some new friends and surroundings. Upon my request my husband took me to a rest home for Christian Scientists. There I was welcomed and cared for, but I was happy for a few days only. Then depressed feelings were in evidence again, so I moved to another rest home. All this was the result of not having the needed courage and spiritual understanding wherewith to fight off all the erroneous, illusive, and imaginary evil surrounding me. My close relatives did their best to help me, but it seemed almost impossible to me, and more so to them, that I would ever come back to normal living.

At this time a dear practitioner was called to help me out of "the valley of the shadow of death" (Ps. 23:4). The practitioner worked for me untiringly and never for a moment turned me down or refused to go on helping me, although I did not have much interest in anything or anyone. She visited me twice a week and talked to me about God and man's relationship to his Father-Mother God.

After some weeks I agreed to go with her to a Wednesday evening testimony meeting. The practitioner called for me, and, together with a nurse from the home I was in, we attended the meeting. Then I began to see a far-off silver lining to the clouds, and before too long we attended a Christian Science lecture. I was so very grateful that I could sit still for a whole hour and was much uplifted during that lecture.

In the meantime the spring season was approaching. While we were out on a drive, the practitioner called my attention to the newness and to all the fresh, tender green things that were coming forth for all to enjoy and to be grateful for. Then a precious feeling came over me and with it a desire to go back home to my place where I was supposed to be, to my husband and my daily duties. I thank God and I thank the practitioners who helped me at different times; I also thank the many friends who so lovingly and kindly assured me that I was needed and was able to do God's will, to work, to care for my home, and to perform all the duties this involved.

I have learned many helpful lessons during this long period of hard, seemingly unsurmountable problems. No one with similar sufferings should have the slightest fear that he cannot be healed. Christian Science, when sincerely studied and applied, can help us out of any and every bad condition we seem to be in.

I know now that the illness was only an illusion, a mirage. It never in reality happened. Only Truth can free us from all sufferings, and there is no problem that God cannot solve.

I wish to express deep and sincere gratitude to God for Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, and for Mrs. Eddy. I am grateful for class instruction and for all the Christian Science literature circulating in many different languages. I shall always be thankful for being able in a small way to help spread our beloved religion.

(Mrs.) Gertrude Krafft, Chicago, Illinois

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