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The remarkable and sudden change in...

From the February 1968 issue of The Christian Science Journal


The remarkable and sudden change in my affairs that occurred a number of years ago may be likened to that of the Bible story of the prodigal son given in the fifteenth chapter of Luke.

I was a student of Christian Science for many years, a member of The Mother Church, and an active member of a Christian Science branch church, but I permitted a series of tragic circumstances, including failing health, to lead me away from this Science into the byways of materia medica and worldliness.

I soon found myself hopelessly addicted to alcohol, tobacco, and a variety of dangerous drugs, together with excessive amounts of coffee, tea, and medical remedies, until I reached an abject level physically, mentally, and financially.

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