The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel....For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.—Ezekiel, 18:1-3,32
This chapter in Ezekiel stands out above all others in the Scripture to me, for it dates the birth of God's law to my consciousness, and was the means of turning me to Christian Science for treatment, thereby literally fulfilling the Scriptural command, "Turn yourselves, and live ye."
Five years ago the 23d of May, 1899, was the darkest period in my history. An exile from home and family in Chicago, among strangers in Colorado, I was struggling with hereditary consumption. I had no assurance of regaining my health, but hoped to prolong my life. I was the last but one of my family living, all being victims of the same disease.
