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Christian Science Daily Lift

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Paul Sedan, from San Francisco, California, USA

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0:00.0	We're so happy you're here for today's inspiration on the Christian Science Daily Lift.
0:10.0	Sharing with us is Paul Sedan.
0:12.0	He's from San Francisco, California.
0:16.0	As a kid, I attended a Christian Science Sunday school, but stopped when I was about 16.
0:26.7	I thought there were better things to do. Go to the beach, play baseball, hang out. I started smoking and drinking,
0:36.8	and in college, experimented with drugs.
0:40.7	Even though I had abandoned Christian science, God, and the ever-operating science of Christ
0:47.7	never abandoned me.
0:51.2	I always felt an innate desire to know God better, even though I didn't have a grip on
0:56.6	how to do this.
0:59.4	I learned and felt instinctively that there was only one mind, and I wanted to be at one
1:06.7	with this mind.
1:09.7	Christian science teaches that mind is a synonym for God.
1:14.6	After traveling around the U.S., I was working on a boat bound for Mexico, and the thought
1:21.6	came strongly.
1:23.6	You don't belong here.
1:26.0	I hated the voice and moved to a nearby city.
1:30.3	There, I saw a poster advertising a Christian Science lecture.
1:36.3	Even though it had been over ten years since I'd stepped away from Christian science, I attended it.
1:43.3	I also started going to a nearby Christian Science Church and bought a copy of Science and Health
1:50.5	with Featured scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
1:55.5	One night, as I was reading the book, I fell asleep.
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