Growing up I attended the Methodist Church and always enjoyed it. We were never required to go to church, but I felt it was important that I did so even as I wanted to attend school to get my education there.

I always had questions which I never got answered and I was told there were some things we just had to have faith about and not know the answers.. Anyway, I was never satisfied on that. Attending church remained more of a function of my social life - even though I continued to be a deep thinker and to ask questions. When I moved away from my hometown church, I attended other churches where I lived – but did not join.

Then, at one point I had a physical problem requiring surgery. I went to my to tell my employer I needed to go see the surgeon. My employer surprised me with his response. He told me I did not have to have surgery to be healed and he asked me to sit down and we talked more. I thought he may be a little ‘off’ there but decided to hear what he had to say.

He told me that God was perfectly capable of healing me. He gave me a Christian Science Sentinel (periodical) and suggested I read it. I asked him to pray for me and told him I would read it. That night I did read it and it made sense to me. When I came to work the next day I felt I was healed. I did not know whether or not to go visit the surgeon as scheduled.

I decided that I would head out to go to the surgeon as planned and that if God did not want me to go, I would be stopped somehow. I did visit the surgeon and he looked at the x-rays and examined me and could find no problem. He told me so and I told him I did not think he would find one. Since that time I have had many problems solved through prayer. I find prayer to be most effective in solving problems.

I did not know about Christian Science and was afraid it was some ’strange’ religion. At any rate I thought I would continue learning about it until I was led in another direction – convinced God had led me to this point and that certainly God had healed me. I felt certain He would lead me where I should go next and tell me where to change course if need be.

This was a whole new view for me and it was like knocking all the props out from under me upon which I had leaned all my life. Family and friends turned against me for my views – as they were now different from theirs. I made new friends on this spiritual journey. Family came around to be more accepting later as well. This was a real search for Truth and my greatest friend was/is God. I listened and followed as closely as I could understand what He led me to do. All challenges from then on were overcome through prayer.

There was a severe physical challenge several years ago and I was not expected to live by family and many friends. Prayer healed that problem too. I wrote a testimony in The Christian Science Sentinel issue dated March 9, 1999 (pg 22), ‘Severe digestive trouble healed" (for anyone to read if interested).

I know God is leading me in this spiritual journey and I believe He is leading every one. God is perfectly capable of taking care of all of us and leading us in the path we need to go. I have read about a lot of religions and spiritual experiences and do believe God is leading us. Truth is the center of all religion and the search for Truth; it leads us to Love. I do not believe Truth is confined to any sect, dogma, religion or non religion. We will all know the ‘Truth and’ the Truth will set us free.’ (as the Bible teaches).I am grateful for this spiritual path of life eternal and look forward to new enlightenment every day as I learn to listen in prayer. We are so blessed that Christ Jesus came to show us that life is eternal. God Is All-In-All. What I am learning is that the answer to every problem is to love more…..We must dig deeper within ourselves to find a sense of forgiveness and ability to love those who we feel have not been loving to us. The essence of Life is Love. There is so much Joy in life and I am grateful for it. Onward in this spiritual journey….