How I Found Christian Science December 17, 2012 Issue

'I felt God's presence within me'

Gatwiri Isaac—Nanyuki, Kenya

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When one’s thoughts advance, all is advanced in our lives. It’s like technology—it starts and sweeps the whole world in no time. And a change in thought never leaves us where it found us.

After college, I lived with my sister, who was a Christian Scientist. I wondered how she could have changed from being a staunch member of the religion in which we were raised. I was convinced there was nothing, come rain or shine, that could make me abandon our parents’ religion. I thought of Christian Science as a very new religion, since it was not widely known in my area and had no beautiful church buildings. So each Sunday, my sister and I parted in different directions to attend church services.

I would frequently question my sister about the Bible, but she always gave me a satisfactory answer. On the story of creation in the book of Genesis, however, we differed and had a heated argument. My understanding was that God created man, and woman came from the rib of man as explained in Genesis 2—that was what I was taught in Sunday school. My sister spoke more of the story in Genesis 1, in which man is created in God’s image and likeness.

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