Article June 1, 1998 Issue

NO MORE PILLS

Barbara Atteberry

In about 1961, a friend of mine faced many problems that were similar to mine. Then a change seemed to occur in her life—it was less chaotic and solutions were appearing. "What has happened to you?" Her answer was, "Christian Science."

When I attended a service with her, a man there who knew me gave me a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. A few days later I called him, saying we needed to meet. I yelled at him for about two hours! Having been raised in a religion where one could be sent to hell and burn forever, I had a terrible fear of God. God needed to understand I was reading this book, not by my choice, but because I had respected the person who gave it to me—and the louder one shouted, the better one could be heard by God!

Finally, it was his turn. He very quietly urged me to put anything I didn't understand aside for the time being. And he assured me that as I continued to read the book I would understand that it does not say that the Bible isn't true. Even though I was afraid of this book, still I couldn't put it down. I would read at night in the bathroom, after my husband and children were asleep.

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