Come back with me to 1886.
The location--
Pueblo, Colorado . . .
But was
(my healing) instantaneous? Or was the praying necessary for the surrender to come?
I (Nona) was living with my oldest sister, Mrs. Alethea Brooks Small;
I was in very poor physical condition; able to eat only very soft and specially prepared food.
Most of our family was in sad condition-- both physically and financially.
A close friend, Mrs. Frank Bingham, ill for months, sought out medical specialists in Chicago.
They held out no hope unless she remained in Chicago for a year and took a specific treatment. She knew she couldn't be away from her husband and four children for a year.
Alternative? Perhaps!
A lady in Chicago, an outstanding teacher of spiritual mysticism-- Emma Curtis Hopkins
(Others who were extremely ill, had been healed.)
Three weeks of study and treatment brought Mrs. Frank Bingham back to Pueblo-- radiant with health and joy.
She shared what she knew with friends and neighbors, but we were reluctant-- not feeling her message was for us.
Was my healing instantaneous? Some say yes; some say no.
For more than a year I had been praying almost constantly, "God give me light."
One Sunday in our family church, the song was "Nearer My God To Thee." I choked on the words, 'nearer my God to thee--nearer to Thee-e'en tho' it be a cross that raiseth me'.
My family and I had had all the crosses we could possibly bear.
This rebellion caused inner turmoil, but as the song progressed, I realized complete surrender--first of myself--then of the family conditions--so I might be nearer to God.
Finally, Mrs. Bingham's persistence paid off--we agreed to go to her meetings.
We had several classes, then, it was in the fourth class--
My whole being was completely flooded with a great light--
a light brighter than sunlight, brighter than any other light
I had ever seen!
It filled me!
It surrounded me!
I was conscious of nothing but that intense white light!
I thought, of course, all in the room had seen the light too, but they had not.
I alone had experienced this wonderful light that flooded my entire being; that I then discovered had healed me instantly and completely.
To learn more about Nona L. Brooks and Divine Science read:
In the Light of Healing
and
Early History of Divine Science
Both publications are available from Divine Science Federation International.
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Also, available from First Divine Science Church of Denver- - -
Powerful is the Light, a biography of Nona Brooks
by Hazel Deane
Divine Science Federation International