Article January 6, 1992 Issue

The mental darkness lifted

Finding Light

Who couldn't use more light, more clarity in a time of questioning? And if we are in the middle of our own search for light, it sometimes helps to hear the experiences of others who are finding "there ariseth light in the darkness," as the Psalmist describes it. This column records some experiences that may be useful to those who are looking for new answers. The accounts are anonymous in order to give authors the opportunity to talk freely about earlier lifestyles and attitudes that may have been considerably different from what they now value. Of necessity, the recounting of experiences is telescoped in its time frame, and these narratives do not attempt to tell a complete story. But they do show something of the wide range of seekers and the way in which the light of Christ, Truth, restores, redirects, and regenerates lives.

During most of my childhood, instances of sexual abuse by my father resulted in a deep sense of guilt, and hatred of my father.

After high school, outwardly my life went forward in a fairly normal manner—I went to college, married a wonderful, supportive man, had children. During this time I also became an active member of the local Christian Science church.

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