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God's love in times of distress
In March 2012, I was desolate and very near destitute. I had been laid off from my job at the beginning of 2011, and I had applied for what felt like hundreds of jobs and had sent out countless résumés, all to no avail. I even started my own business, but it was at a standstill.
One night, with funds running low and no help in sight, I was desperate and tired. In despair I began to cry. I had had enough, and I decided my life was no longer worth living; it was too hard. I felt alone and abandoned, and I just wanted to die.
I called a Christian Science practitioner late in the night. I was sobbing, but somehow I was able to tell her that I just wanted my life to end, that I couldn’t cope anymore. She was very loving and joyous, and she told me just to lie back and feel God’s love, and she would pray for me right away.
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