CALM AT THE CAMPSITE

BY MEREDITH KORTHALS

Each summer I enjoy attending a summer camp for Christian Scientists. Last summer while at camp, I'd been thinking and praying a lot about the first and second records of creation in the first two chapters of Genesis in the Bible.

During the second week of the session, we drove to a nearby lake and campsite to go waterskiing and camp out. That night, a huge thunderstorm sat over our campsite, and I couldn't sleep at all. The next day, I spent nearly all day out in the sun. By the end of the afternoon, I had a pounding headache and felt very unwell.

That evening I was to participate in an inspirational meeting that I was really looking forward to, which would include selections read from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, hymn-singing, plus campers sharing how they'd been healed through prayer. Even as we reached the campsite where the meeting was going to be held, my head continued to hurt. But I made an effort to listen as things got started.

About the author

Meredith Korthals, a ninth grader in Massachusetts, enjoys singing, dancing, horseback riding, and art. She always looks forward to her summers spent at camp.

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