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Out Of The Darkness Into The Light
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I was raised in a middle-class home in the 50's and early 60's. I was taken to church, given a bible and watched Evangelist Billy Graham on TV, yet the gospel message never penetrated my heart. It took a divorce, drugs, alcohol, living an immoral life style and a near death experience to send me on my search for God and the meaning to life.
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Susan Decuir
I live in Carrollton, Texas with my husband, Ron, of thirty-three years. I have two grown stepsons, a son in heaven and Ron and I have a married daughter who has three children. I have been published in multiple magazines, ezines and various publications. I love to read, write, witness with Gospel tracts, exercise at the senior center and I especially enjoy playing with my grandchidren.
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Out Of The Darkness Into The Light - Susan Decuir
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
INTO THE LIGHT
Testimony of Susan J. Decuir
Spiraling downward through a tunnel at the speed of light where there was no light, I cried out to God - grasping, hoping, praying there was a God as darkness pulled me into its inky depths, gripping me with a terror I'd never known. With what little optimism I had left, I determined; if I wake up tomorrow and I'm not in Hell, I have to find out if there is a God.
A blazing Texas sunrise filtered through the curtains, waking me abruptly, my head pounding. I forced myself to get up then slowly edged my way to the kitchen to start a pot of strong coffee. The odor of dry vomit on my hair sickened me, a grim reminder of the escapades that had led to the terrifying near death experience. I pulled my waist-length brunette mane into a ponytail. I'll shower as soon as I medicate myself with coffee, I thought, thankful to be alive and not in Hell.
I downed a
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