Louise unpacked her camping gear.

She had come to Camp Diamond to join the summer training program, hoping to make junior camp counselor. It was going to be her first time away from home. Well, she needed some practice in learning to stay close to God away from home, didn't she?

A summer of adventures lay ahead. There would be hiking through the countryside, swimming in crystal clear lakes, berrypicking in the woods, and watching wild animals. And, of course, horseback riding.

Louise was a horsewoman. She had ridden and trained with horses since she was very young, and had competed in several horse shows. She had two horses of her own, and daily got up early to feed and curry them and clean the stable.

She was glad to see so many horses at Gamp Diamond. Soon she was assigned to teach the campers how to ride and care for them.

One day a little boy fell from his horse during a riding lesson and felt hurt and frightened. Louise was not for a moment fooled by this evil calling itself accident. She talked to the boy about God's love for him and for the horse, explaining that according to Christian Science God's ever-present goodness took care of both of them. Quickly the boy got up and continued riding.

Louise was glad she could prove the truth she remembered from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, "Accidents are unknown to God, or immortal Mind, and we must leave the mortal basis of belief and unite with the one Mind, in order to change the notion of chance to the proper sense of God's unerring direction and thus bring out harmony."^{Science and Health, p. 424;} It continues, "Under divine Providence there can be no accidents, since there is no room for imperfection in perfection."

In Christian Science Sunday School Louise had learned that God is Love, the Father-Mother Principle. She knew this Principle revealed the law of unchanging good, ever present to protect her, to guard and guide and counsel her through divine wisdom and intelligence. She knew she could turn to this divine Principle, Love, and find the right answer to every problem she might encounter in this training and teaching program. God, good, alone is real and evil is unreal, no power or law. Love alone is the source of law! Christ Jesus had proved this in his healing of the sick and suffering.

Before leaving for camp, Louise received a letter of admission to membership in The Mother Church. This meant very much to her and gave her strength and confidence in her own understanding of God as Love. Daily she studied the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly and concluded it with the meaningful "Daily Prayer" from the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy. It reads, "It shall be the duty of every member of this Church to pray each day: 'Thy kingdom come:' let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!" ^{Man., Art. VIII, Sect. 4;}

Louise thought that camping was Love's provision for bringing this kingdom to earth. She made many friends, and not once did she feel homesick or alone. But one day there came a proving time to see how deep her affections really were. While training horses in the corral, she was bitten on the shoulder by a horse. There were teeth marks, and the pain was severe. She was alone at the time, and later didn't say anything to anyone about this or call home for help. She wanted to work this problem out through her own understanding that God is Love, which fills all space.

That evening, alone in her cabin, she reread the Lesson-Sermon on "Love." One of the Bible passages she knew so well read, "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."^{Gen. 1:31;} God being Love, all was loving, lovable, and loved. It had to be good, for evil and pain were not made. Love filled all space, filled her activities, filled her affections. In reality, Love was everywhere, and she could never be absent from experiencing the power and law of good. God could help her now. Good was available right where she was.

"What I need is more love," she said. "I am still angry with the horse. But anger is not a spiritual thought and does not come from divine Love." In the "reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love" there is no anger or resentment. She remembered a statement from Science and Health she had declared many times in dealing with her own horses: "All of God's creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless, useful, indestructible." ^{Science and Health, p. 514.} She saw she was a perfect spiritual idea right now; and so, in reality, was that horse.

"I don't have to get perfect, get to be loving; I am so now," she said. "So the bite, the hurt, the anger, is an illusion and cannot fool me into believing God is not all Love. Only what comes from God, good, has reality, power, and law. Seen correctly as a spiritual idea of Love, the horse expresses only love, gentleness, and goodness." And Louise saw that Love ruled out any possibility of anger either in the horse or in her.

"I am going to love that horse more," she said, and then she turned to the "Daily Prayer." Finally she fell asleep. The next morning not a trace of the teeth marks could be seen. She was healed. She had drawn close to God and His loving care.

After downing a hearty breakfast Louise headed out toward the corral.