Citizens of the world, accept the 'glorious liberty of the children of God,' and be free! This is your divine right." Science and Health, p. 227.
When I first read this statement from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, it made a huge impact on my understanding of freedom. I had taken up the study of this book after hearing that a vicar from my denomination had recommended studying it as a way of gaining the Bible's deeper meaning. At the time, I was in charge of our denominational Sunday School. I had a totally open mind, and because of my deep love of the Bible, I often read books to get a deeper understanding of the Scriptures.
Studying Science and Health, and witnessing the healings taking place in my family because of this study, eventually made me investigate the church that the author, Mary Baker Eddy, had established. I loved the spiritual nourishment I got from the Wednesday evening meetings I attended, through the insights and healings that others related. Eventually, I decided to join that church. The truths I was discovering in Science and Health were so dynamic that they were not just raising my consciousness but enriching my daily contacts and experience as well. The message of the Christ was changing my whole life, without even a conscious effort on my part to bring about that change.
