Article February 21, 1970 Issue

"I'm grateful"

[For children]

CLAIRE HAGENLOCHER STUBBE

One day, just before dinner, Mark was helping Father burn some papers in a metal basket in the yard. By mistake Mark dropped one of his toys into the fire and without thinking reached into the flames for the toy. Two of his fingers were burned.

Mark was very frightened. He ran to Mother and asked her to talk with him about God, knowing he could turn to God whenever he needed healing. He had always been a student of Christian Science. Together Mother and Mark repeated "the scientific statement of being" given by Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health. It begins: "There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all."^{Science and Health, p. 468;}

Mark had also learned the twenty-third Psalm just the week before. He found comfort in thinking about all its promises of God's care, especially the part, "I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."^{Ps. 23:4.} Christian Science is the truth that Christ Jesus said would come to comfort everyone.