The case of the missing lamp knobs

Some years ago, upon returning home after having had Primary class instruction in Christian Science, I found the perfect opportunity to put into action what I’d learned.

I quickly discovered that the two brass table lamps in the living room were missing the knobs that turned on the lights. For the past two weeks while I’d been away, my sister had been in the house caring for my children who were between four and 12 years of age. She didn’t know what had happened to the knobs, so I asked each of the children if they knew where they were. When none of them could offer an explanation, I took the situation as an opportunity to pray.

These brass knobs, and the table lamps they controlled, brought light into our home. I focused on the true meaning of light: a spiritual quality of inspiration that comes from God. Mary Baker Eddy wrote: “… Christian Science reveals Spirit, not matter, as the illuminator of all. The illuminations of Science give us a sense of the nothingness of error, and they show the spiritual inspiration of Love and Truth to be the only fit preparation for admission to the presence and power of the Most High” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 596). Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12), and I prayed to know that the Christ, the spiritual light that Jesus so fully exemplified, would reveal the location of these missing knobs.

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