Through a Spiritual Lens December 31, 2012 Issue

Stepping forward fearlessly

Andy Elliott—Allston, Massachusetts

*Stepping Forward Fearlessly*. © Andy Elliott

It was a late summer afternoon in Boston’s Back Bay. As I walked across the Christian Science Plaza toward the sunset, I paused for a few minutes to watch kids of all ages run in and out of the gleaming arches of the fountain.

Then I noticed this little fellow, who paused before plunging forward. For a moment, he seemed so alone, even in the midst of so much activity! Despite the shrieks of joy from other kids, suggesting there was nothing to be afraid of, he hesitated, as so many of us do when we’re not sure what lies ahead—especially, perhaps, at this time of year.

He stood absolutely still. Then he raised his dripping wet arms as if to greet the future. I touched the button on my iPhone.

Moments later he leapt through those silver arches and into a new world spilling over with “Love’s divine adventure” (Mary Baker Eddy, The First Church of Christ, Scientist,and Miscellany, p. 158)—taking me with him!

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