Letters August 24, 1998 Issue

Dear Sentinel

E.S

I like to go to the Wednesday night meetings at my church. Once when it was time for the testimonies, my prayers told me I should give a testimony about gratitude. At first I thought, "I'm too nervous" and decided I would disobey. But when I looked around the room, I saw lots of people. I saw people who wanted to be helped. Would I talk to each person in the room individually? Of course—then, why not talk to all of them at the same time?

I was very happy with this idea and decided to make something out of it. I stood up and told the people how glad I was that God takes care of all of us. The testimony did not come out as I thought it would. It wasn't long, but it was very helpful to the people around me. They told me so. It made me and a lot of other people happy.

After the meeting, my dad told me about this quotation: "When the heart speaks, however simple the words, its language is always acceptable to those who have hearts" (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings, p. 262). I felt inspired.

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