I had always searched for something higher than what I saw around me. I had an acute feeling of being far from perfect and felt like a caged bird that wants to fly away to see what's happening elsewhere. I read a lot and had discussions with my friends where we tried to understand the meaning of life. I was sure there was a higher power, but I had no idea how to apprehend it.
Then, in 1989, a friend who suffered with debilitating health problems met a woman who practiced a healing religion: Christian Science. My friend was indeed healed and began talking about ideas that interested me right away but I was also a little suspicious of them because they sounded new and foreign.
My friend spoke to me of God's allness, of His healing power, of Jesus' example, spending his whole life in healing. I didn't know the Bible and everything about it was unknown to me. I was therefore hesitant to accept these ideas.
