Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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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
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I had longed for all my life, – a Mother, a perfect
I had longed for all my life, – a Mother, a perfect
"Father-Mother God." I had known there was a
great lack, and at that time I believe the orthodox
world had but half of the truth which Jesus came to
establish. When I read, "Give us this day our daily
bread," and its spiritual interpretation, my tears began
to flow; all the years of bitterness, hate, and fear melted
away. I knew then, as I know now, that nothing satisfies
but Love. That day began the outward and inward
conscious healing, – mental and physical. There never
came a doubt! I absolutely knew that Christian Science
was and is the truth. Money, friends, materiality, are
nothing beside the conscious knowledge of God, man,
and the universe.
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I did not need treatment from any one, – Science
I did not need treatment from any one, – Science
and Health was so clear and beautiful. I could not
understand the Bible before, but I found it illumined
now that I had a little understanding of Christian
Science. For ten years I have not had to lie down in
the daytime from any sickness. I am now, and have
been all these years, the picture of perfect health.
When I first read Science and Health I weighed one
hundred and four pounds; I now weigh over one hun-
dred and sixty. This physical health is not to be com-
pared to my happiness, – my harmony that nothing
can take away, – because it is the gift of God. Nothing
has shown me the perversity of the human mind more
than in its conclusions in regard to my healing. Even
when I felt and knew that I was healed, people con-
stantly said, because I was thin and delicate looking,
"You are not well, any one could look at you and know
it." Now that I am fleshy, they say, "You don't look