Article July 2, 2012 Issue

Jonah and the apology

Marsha Mahdy

For many years I have had a clear sense of God’s love and direction. At one time I joined a local Protestant church to share spiritual ideas with others, and my teenage daughter became part of their youth Bible study group. But gradually I became disenchanted with the church and decided to sever my connections. Shortly after that, I was explaining the situation to my employer, who is also my friend. 

She had already given me a copy of Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, and suggested that I might like to visit the local Christian Science church, where she was a member. Eventually, we attended a couple of Wednesday testimony meetings together. Delighted with what I was experiencing, I decided to go to a Sunday service and asked my daughter to try the Sunday School. I am greatly enjoying the Sunday and Wednesday services and my newfound friendships and activities with the church. My daughter, Amirah, especially likes attending Sunday School. Every week we read the Christian Science Bible Lesson together, using mybiblelesson.com. 

Just recently, Amirah came home from school very upset. She told me that during gym class she’d had an altercation with another girl. The game they were participating in had become competitive, and Amirah felt that the opposing team was not playing fair. In the heat of the moment my daughter and the other girl, who belonged to the opposing team, kicked each other, and it was not by accident. Both girls were reprimanded by the gym teacher and told to apologize to each other. The other girl apologized to Amirah. I asked my daughter if she had apologized to the other girl. She told me, “No, not yet.”

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