Six years ago my husband and I were looking for a well-situated...

Márcia A. de Esefer

Six years ago my husband and I were looking for a well-situated lot of land, as we had planned to build our home. We were mindful that home is really made up of spiritual qualities, such as peace, harmony, and joy. Our desire was to demonstrate this understanding, knowing that no erroneous belief can interfere with a worthwhile desire.

For many months our Sunday afternoon drives became an incessant search. Impatience was beginning to take hold of me, since in spite of the time that had gone by and my spiritual thought and prayer, the solution was not forthcoming. My husband, however, did not allow himself to be influenced by impatience, and we continued our search.

Then, at a very special moment for me—when I was preparing to take class instruction—the awaited opportunity presented itself. I went to class, and as the days went by I realized how useless and wrong anxiety is. I prayed that the correct solution might present itself in its own time, and I leaned on Isaiah 54, verses 2—4: "Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left.... Fear not." Mrs. Eddy's words in Science and Health (p. 201) were enlightening to me: "We cannot build safely on false foundations."