Article September 19, 2005 Issue

Next in our biweekly series on how people have nurtured their public practice of Christian Science.

ANYONE CAN BE A HEALER

MY FREEDOM WAS FOR REAL

FRANK WONDOLLEK—Hamburg, Germany

I FELT MY LIFE was going in circles. For years I had been smoking up to 30 cigarettes daily. I was also using marijuana. In addition, I had been in and out of relationships that caused me (and others) a lot of unhappiness. I had lost all interest in my law studies and was ready to quit college.

I had a great desire to find a fresh perspective on my life. Something just had to happen, I told myself. I wanted to find real freedom. And in desperation, I started on a quest, and studied many different spiritual books and paths. I found some helpful ideas that stimulated me and gave me hope. But I kept looking for more.

Then a friend gave me the book Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. My friend told me she had grown up with this book and that it had brought her many healings. It described spiritual laws of Truth, Life, and Love. She said, "As a law student, you are familiar with laws, so why don't you give these spiritual laws a try and apply them to your life?"

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