Nathan sat low in his seat, looking down at the wooden floor of the church. He was unhappy.

Nathan loved Wednesday evening testimony meetings at the Christian Science church. He went almost every week and sat quietly between his mom and dad. He wanted to hear every word. He especially liked the Bible stories the First Reader read from behind the walnut desk at the front of the church. And he liked Mrs. Eddy's words from Science and Health.

But what Nathan loved most were the testimonies that came after the Lord's Prayer and the second hymn. People in the audience just stood up and told what they were learning about God's goodness. They talked about how they had been healed by trusting in His constant care. It was beautiful.

This night Nathan was sad because he wanted to stand up and tell about a healing of his own but he just couldn't. He wasn't sure he could put his "thank-you" into words. He was afraid he might forget what he wanted to say in the middle of talking. He felt this Wednesday was going to be just like some others when he had wanted to testify but couldn't.

Earlier that week, Nathan had told Mom he wanted to give a testimony. So in the living room, sitting on the big couch, Mom had read from the Bible the words Jeremiah the prophet got from God: "Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord." ^{Jer. 1:7, 8.} After reading that, Mom had said, "If you listen quietly, you will know what to say."

Nathan did know that God is always with us and He loves us no matter where we are. He remembered that his mom had said that what was true of God and His love for man would help everyone at the testimony meeting.

Still, as he sat there that Wednesday night, Nathan wasn't sure God was telling him anything. But he was trusting God anyway. Then Nathan had one thought about how to begin. So he knew God was with him. Before long Nathan was on his feet. The First Reader smiled (that helped a lot) and nodded for Nathan to begin.

The words came easily. Nathan told how he had fallen off his bicycle and hurt his elbow on the gravel road. His mom had washed the deep cut, but it still hurt. They prayed with "the scientific statement of being" ^{The entire "scientific statement of being" reads (Science and Health, p. 468): "There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual."} from 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." When they finished praying, his arm didn't hurt. Nathan said that in a couple of days his arm was completely well. Then he said, "Thank you, God!" and sat down.

After the last hymn, people thanked Nathan, but that wasn't important to him. The important thing was that he had thanked God. From then on, Nathan gave other testimonies whenever he had something to say. Some were short, some were long. Each testimony told of something new he had learned about his Father-Mother God. And it all began that Wednesday night when he was sure God was with him.