For many years, I believed that...

For many years, I believed that I was separated from God, that Christian Science was too good for me, and that I could never hope to achieve any real understanding of God that would operate to include me.

Although the statements I read in the Bible, along with those in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, were wonderfully inspirational to me and I found much comfort and release in them, it was only for short intervals. I became convinced that I was failing in my understanding, failing in this and in that. Until recently I felt that I was a failure in just about everything I did and tried to do. Self-criticism and self-condemnation were frequent companions.

During this time, I had been living at home and had read a good deal in all of our Leader's writings. A more positive sense of God and of my own being was gained. I became gradually more educated in the things pertaining to Spirit and harmony. My ideas changed, and so did my desires.

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