I have wonderful memories of the branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I attended as a youth, where my Sunday School teachers played a vital role in my early understanding of the Science of metaphysical healing. I am forever grateful to each one of them for their solid teaching, their love, and their patience, all of which had a tremendous influence on my life. 

In fact, when I was about ten years old, I came home from Sunday School one day so enthused that I was determined to write a book about Christian Science. I still have the small notebook.

When I turned twenty, I graduated from the Sunday School, and after a few years of college I couldn’t wait to start my career. However, once I got a job, I went to church only sporadically, as shift work made it difficult to attend regularly. As I began focusing more and more on my work and personal life, sporadic church attendance was eventually reduced to nonattendance. This continued even after my shift work ended and my schedule was freed up. I still studied Christian Science, and felt that was good enough. But in hindsight, I realize that while my love for and reliance on Christian Science were still there, I wasn’t making any real progress in my life. I look back on those years now and wonder what I have to show for them.