While watching the wake of the ferry I take daily to my office, I began to think that this scene might parallel the experience of a Christian Scientist applying the truths of this Science to specific challenges in his life and then looking for proofs of his progress.
Although Megan was only three and a half years old, she had learned at home and in Christian Science Sunday School that God loves her very much and that He is always with her wherever she is, always giving her good, kind, and happy thoughts.