PARENTING June 1, 2009 Issue

GOOD LISTENERS

KATE DEARBORN

Many People will say that parenting is one of the most difficult and yet most rewarding jobs there can be.

It's difficult because when sticky challenges come up, it's tempting to think, "I must solve this." Sometimes I forget, as Christian Science has taught me, that the best way to parent and be parented is to remember God, our Father-Mother. I love what I've learned about God and His direct and constant care for each of us, when I've taken those challenges to Him.

I remember a time when God did so much more than solve the situation at hand. One day a friend and I were chatting about the idea that God speaks directly to His children. She'd been to a lecture on Christian Science, where the speaker emphasized that because God is communicating with His children, each and every child can hear exactly what he or she needs right from divine Love itself.