Testimony of Healing May 6, 1972 Issue

I am grateful for the way Christian Science blessed and changed...

Richard W. McManus

I am grateful for the way Christian Science blessed and changed my life five years ago. At the time, I was a restless wanderer. My job was that of a diplomatic courier for the United States State Department. This job gave me much time to be alone and to think as I went about the routine of carrying pouches of diplomatic mail to American embassies overseas.

Even before having the courier post, I had traveled much. During these years I found it easy to postpone a decision on what to do with myself. I'd rejected from the start the thought of being locked into any mold that wasn't completely satisfying. But I didn't know what would satisfy me.

During my youth I'd also refused to be locked into a religious mold. When I was growing up, there were two religions in my home. Quite early I silently rejected the concept of one of these religions that God is a Being interested mainly in punishing sin, even condemning some people for eternity. The other religion was Christian Science, and I was more in tune with its concept of a God that was only good. While I enjoyed a happy home, I embraced neither religion.

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