Mary Lee Gets a Good Grade

[For young teens]

RUTH VanDYNE

At the end of the first quarter in school Mary Lee's arithmetic mark had been 70 percent—fair; at the end of the second quarter it had been 60 percent—poor but passing; and now at the end of the third quarter the mark was 50 percent—failure. Mary Lee knew that to be promoted she would need an average of 60 percent for the year; so she was worried.

When Mary Lee brought her report card home, her mother reminded her that she was a Christian Scientist and that she knew that God, the only Mind, could help her. So Mary Lee turned to God in prayer.

Then something wonderful happened. Mary Lee's Sunday School teacher discussed with the class the way in which Christian Science could be applied to schoolwork. She told the pupils that when they first awakened in the morning, they could spend a few minutes in prayer, knowing that God is Mind and that man is the perfect idea of Mind; that therefore intelligence, which is a quality of God, belongs to everyone as the reflection of Mind. Then later, perhaps on the way to school or before classes, they could take a minute to thank God for His goodness.

The next morning Mary Lee remembered what the teacher had said and decided to follow it. She thanked God for having answered her prayers. Then in her arithmetic class, while the paper was being passed out for a test, she declared that she expressed intelligence because she was the reflection of divine Mind. She thought of these words by Mrs. Eddy: "All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all."^{Science and Health, p. 468;}

With these thoughts to help her, Mary Lee worked on the test easily. The next day she learned to her joy that she was the only member of the class whose mark was 100 percent—perfect.

From that time on her arithmetic work was so good that at the end of the term her mark was 85 percent—very good. This meant not only that she could be promoted but that she was on the honor roll. She had proved the truth of Christ Jesus' words, "With God all things are possible."^{Matt. 19:26.}

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