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Because of Christian Science my life has...

From the November 1964 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Because of Christian Science my life has been made over from one of hopelessness and despair to one of joy and fulfillment. In gratitude for the good I have received, I wish to add my testimony to the many that have given me renewed courage and strength over a period of more than thirty years.

In 1930 my home was broken up, and I sold a thriving business and moved to a large western city, believing I could run away from my unhappiness. I moved thirty times that year, sometimes just from one hotel to another, always looking for happiness. Since I took all my bitterness, self-pity, hate, and criticism along, there was no release from the mental darkness that engulfed me. My world seemed unbearable; I was unable to work steadily, and I drank to excess. Many times I considered taking my life.

In my extremity I began to pray in the only way that I knew: "Dear God, show me the way, and I will follow." I lived with this prayer for weeks. One evening the thought came to me clearly, "Why don't you go to a Christian Science church?" My first reaction was: "Why a Christian Science church? I know nothing about Christian Science." But the thought persisted until I telephoned a Church of Christ, Scientist, a few blocks from my apartment. I asked if there was a church service that evening and if I would be allowed to attend. I was told that since it was Wednesday there would be the regular testimony meeting, and I was assured I would be welcome.

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