PREPARED TO PRAY . . .

BY LIZ DENISON

As I stepped off the plane in the middle of the summer, I began to think about all the commitments I would face during my upcoming sophomore year in high school. Between homework, volleyball practice, exams, and college visits, I wasn't going to have much unscheduled time.

I was returning home after taking Christian Science class instruction. During the 12 days of the course, I'd had several hours each day to study and pray on my own. But now that I was back home, I began to worry that I might not be able to balance a busy daily routine with quiet time for spiritual study.

I'd been interested in having this instruction ever since my Sunday School teacher suggested I might want to look into it. I'd always assumed you had to be at least college-age to participate. But I was so glad to find out that I didn't have to wait! For me, class instruction was more about feeling prepared and spiritually ready than it was about my age.