CHURCH LIVES August 9, 2004 Issue

I find strength in unity

By Jennette Gregory—Brooklyn, New York

I AM ORIGINALLY FROM JAMAICA, where I lived with my grandmother, aunt, and uncle-in-law. When I was a little girl, they would take me to an evangelical Sunday School. I had many questions about what was taught there. The idea of an unjust God pouring out fire and brimstone did not make sense to me. I felt in my heart that God is Love, nothing but Love.

I used to listen to the radio, and one day, I came across a Christian Science program, something I had never heard before. I loved what I was hearing! I would come home every Sunday from church and listen to the Christian Science radio program in secret. I would go into the living room, quietly turn on the radio, hide under the table, and listen to every word. As I got older, I became more outspoken about questioning the theology that my family had adopted. But another 25 years went by before I came into contact with Christian Science again.

By then I had had a child, moved to the United States, and settled in the New York City area. Then one day, I overheard a conversation at work about Christian Science. I was curious, and very grateful, to find someone else who knew about Christian Science. I asked my colleague so many questions. She gave me a copy of this magazine—the Christian Science Sentinel—and I read it over and over. It immediately began to answer the questions I'd had from my childhood.

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