In 1927, a dear relative told me about Christian Science, and I...

Mary J. Hougaard

In 1927, a dear relative told me about Christian Science, and I realized immediately that this was what I had been looking for all through my youth. From the time I was a little girl my mother had taught me to love God, but as I grew up, the old theology did not satisfy me. Christian Science was therefore indeed a revelation. The understanding of the Bible and the present-day availability of the Principle of Christ Jesus' healing works and of man's unity with God came to me through the study of the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. I was and am deeply grateful that God revealed the truth to Mrs. Eddy so that we have the Comforter promised by the Master to guide us (John 14:16): "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever."

In all the years since, my family and I have received healings both of illnesses and other problems through the study of Science and Health, often through the help of a practitioner, and we are deeply grateful. When error tries to make us believe that something is wrong with man, God's idea, it is wonderful to be able to lean on God, who sustains His own. Our greatest riches are the understanding of man's unity with his Father-Mother God. There is only one God, but many ideas which throughout all eternity reflect all the qualities of God.

I am very grateful for the request of The Mother Church to do better metaphysical work for our churches on the occasion of the Centennial year of the discovery of Christian Science. As I obediently took part in this wonderful work, I had two healings.

When we had the first meeting of members in my branch church, I was asked to prepare readings and to read the introduction. Through this prayerful preparation work I was healed of a small tumor. I was very grateful to experience the truth in Mrs. Eddy's words in the textbook (p.123): "Divine Science, rising above physical theories, excludes matter, resolves things into thoughts, and replaces the objects of material sense with spiritual ideas." To accomplish this healing prayer, we have to "enter into [the] closet" (Matt. 6:6) and shut out error.

Some time later, when I worked earnestly to replace the thought of self-love and asked God to smooth away the hard, rough thoughts in my consciousness, so that every mountain of selfishness and self-love should be brought low, I read in Isaiah 40:4 that "every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low." Through this quiet work and at the same time the preparation for a new inspirational meeting of our church members, I discovered that a deep cut above one eye had been healed. The pains that it seemed to have caused in the eye and head also disappeared. I was grateful for this, for it had troubled me since I had had a traffic accident four years earlier. This was a wonderful proof that unselfish work is crowned with blessings, which come even though we are not consciously seeking healing for ourselves at the time.

I am very grateful for membership in The Mother Church and in a branch church and for having had class instruction.

(Mrs.) Mary J. Hougaard
Aarhus, Denmark

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