Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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THROUGH GREAT TRIBULATIONS
THROUGH GREAT TRIBULATIONS
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When I attempt to make plain what Christian Science
When I attempt to make plain what Christian Science
has done for me, words fail me. For twenty years
I was a constant sufferer, my spine having been
injured when I was very young. As a little child I
suffered so much that I would look up to the stars
and beg God, who I thought might be up there
somewhere, to take me away from the earth, – I was
so tired. A great wall of pain seemed to separate me
from the pleasures enjoyed by others, and I could not
explain how I felt, because no one could understand.
Years passed, and I saw my earthly happiness swept
away; my heart was broken and I did not know what
to do. I cried for help, day after day and night after
night, although I was not sure what God was, nor where
He was. I only knew that I suffered, and was
in need of help, and that there was no earthly help
for either mind or body. I loved purity, truth, and
right always, and this made evil seem a most terrible
reality. I was unable to cope with it, and so found
myself in despair. This was my condition when I com-
menced reading Science and Health. I was ready for
its message, and in about ten days there came a won-
derful insight into the truth which heals the sick and
binds up the broken-hearted. All pain left me, I had
a glimpse of the new heavens and the new earth, and
was beginning to be fed by Love divine.
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I had suffered for years with insomnia. That night
I had suffered for years with insomnia. That night
I rested like a child, and awoke the next morning well
and happy. A flood of light daily illumined the pages
of the "little book," and the revelation it holds for all
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came to my waiting heart. "The peace which passeth
came to my waiting heart. "The peace which passeth
all understanding" rested upon me, and joy too deep for
words transformed my life. My prayers were answered,
for I had found God in Christian Science.
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The Bible, which I knew very little about, became
The Bible, which I knew very little about, became
my constant study, my joy, and my guide. The copy
which I bought at the time of my healing is marked
from Genesis to Revelation. It was so constantly
in my hands for three years that the cover became
worn and the leaves loose, so it has been laid away
for a new one. Two and three o'clock in the morning
often found me poring over its pages, which grew
more and more sacred to me every day, and the help
I received therefrom was wonderful, for which I can
find no words to express iny gratitude. – I. L., Los
Angeles, Cal.
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A HELPFUL TESTIMONY
A HELPFUL TESTIMONY
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Words cannot express my gratitude to God for
Words cannot express my gratitude to God for
Christian Science. When I first read Science and
Health, I had tried every remedy I had ever heard of.
I felt no change in mind or body that I was conscious
of until I read page 16 of the chapter on "Prayer," in
Science and Health. The first words of the "spiritual
sense of the Lord's Prayer," telling of our Father‑
Mother God, gave me a glimpse of heavenly light. I
stopped and reasoned, and remembered the teachings
of Jesus. The truth of man's spiritual being dawned
on my consciousness. I realized I was not subject to
mortal laws, as I had been taught all my life. I could
not explain how I knew this, but I knew it. Through
Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy had given me what