As a child I had many healings through Christian Science. I will always be thankful for my parents' example of Christly living, and for being able to attend a Christian Science Sunday School. As a young adult, however, a challenge came that caused me to dig more deeply into Science.
In my early twenties I went on a short cruise. During this time, I unconsciously laid aside Christian Science for drinking and a whirling social life. One evening a few weeks later, I was in a nightclub back home with "jet set" acquaintances when the thought struck me, "Why, you've had more genuine fun talking with friends after a Wednesday testimony meeting!"
This awakened me to my dualistic actions of the past month. (I was still active in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist.) When I spoke about this a few days later with my father, he shared with me his reasons for studying Science as well as some of the healings he'd had because of it. That day proved to be the turning point for me. I knew that Christian Science was all I really wanted. This also marked the beginning of healing a sense of guilt and helped reinstate a closeness to God. It occurred to me to contact a Christian Science practitioner, which I did. We had a good visit, after which I felt free to follow God. Soon I became further active in my branch church, and began applying the spiritual truths I was rediscovering—in my profession, in relationships, at home, in every aspect of my life.
