Article October 13, 1973 Issue

No Outlaws Allowed

Suzanne M. Stockfisch

Patty always enjoyed waiting on the front steps for the postman to come. That day proved to be very special because the postman had a letter for her! She opened the envelope and found an invitation shaped just like a cowboy hat. She ran to her mother, eager to have her read what it said. The letter read, "All cowboys and cowgirls come to Roundup Day." That meant her first day at kindergarten!

And what fun she had on "Roundup Day." Patty loved her new teacher and her many new friends. She even remembered a few of their names. But her day wasn't as good as it could have been, either. She hadn't quite looked like herself because some sore spots had been appearing on her face. A few of her friends had even asked what had happened to her. But nobody minded her being at school because it wasn't supposed to be catching or contagious.

Because Patty and her parents were Christian Scientists, they knew that sickness was no part of God's perfect child. Patty had also learned from the Bible that "God is love" I John 4:8; and all good. Ugliness and sickness cannot be part of divine Love and goodness.

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