Primary Class Instruction October 27, 2014 Issue

A sincere desire fulfilled

Sheila Geier

When the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, was first placed in my hands, I was a medical nurse of several years. And though I had always loved the Bible, I was weighed down with insecurities, guilt, and feelings of unworthiness taken on from the teaching in my former church denomination. I grasped Science eagerly, sensing divine Love and power that I had never known. 

Within the next year, I became a member of The Mother Church and a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and had Primary class instruction in Christian Science. I wanted to take class because I saw the practical benefits of this spiritual education, and I prayed earnestly to be guided to the Christian Science teacher who would be right for me. I was certain God would fulfill this sincere desire. 

As I went down the worldwide list of teachers in The Christian Science Journal, I paid no attention to their location. It didn’t matter to me where I would need to travel to get this precious teaching. Eventually, I came upon a name on the list, one entirely new to me, that seemed to be lettered in bold. I didn’t know the location of the city in which the teacher held his class, only the country. Nevertheless, during the next few days, I quietly cherished the possibility of class with him. 

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