Article September 3, 2007 Issue

AN INDISSOLUBLE LINK

EDMONDE ST. JOHN

So often as parents, or grandparents, our roles as family guides open up wide and exciting realms of spiritual exploration for us. The creativeness involved in building on the innocence of children and sharing their eagerness to learn, does wonders for our growth.

Some time ago, a small incident in my family illustrated to me a comforting truth basic to the teachings of Christian Science the idea that our connection to God is permanent and the answers we need are always at hand.

When our daughter was teaching her four-yearold son how to write numbers he understood each character clearly until he got to the number 8. Although his mom tried several ways to help him, he couldn't grasp the concept.