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(A Tale of Returning to Christ)

Merin Shaji George
Roll No: 1279

Once upon a time there lived a girl named Grace. She was very obedient and sweet
to her parents. She loved attending Church service, meeting her friends and

teachers and was also a very active participant in Sunday school programs. She

reads the Bible and prays every day. On Sundays, she was more excited than her

parents to witness Holy communion. Grace was also excellent in her academics and

helped her friends in their studies. Her hobbies include story writing and singing
songs. Her home was adjacent to an old age home where she devoted her time as a

volunteer to support their daily activities.

After completing schooling with ³ying colors, Grace decided to move to Canada for

her higher studies even though she was half minded in leaving her parents and
friends back home. Those initial days were like a nightmare since she was new to the

situations, made new friends and was excited to explore the country. It was a new

experience and she started enjoying the life to its maximum. But gradually she was

moving away from God and rarely attended Church services as there was no one to
control her life.

However, within no time she fell into the trap of bad habits. In order to make her

friends happy and not to feel bad about herself among others, she started using

alcohol and other drugs. But she got addicted and paved the way towards
destruction of her own life. It reached to a point where she got admitted to hospital

due to high intake of drugs and her body became so weak. Her parents were

shocked to hear this news and they ³ew all the way to Canada to take care of her

daughter. They were totally devastated seeing the critical condition of Grace.

Through proper treatment, she was gradually recovering and doctors referred her to
a psychologist for betterment of the mental trauma. The psychologist was a priest

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