Article April 7, 2014 Issue

Angels on a train

Heather Libbe

Earlier this year, I was traveling back to Melbourne by train after a holiday in New South Wales. I was really looking forward to having some quiet time in order to both rest and get some good prayer and metaphysical studying done, but as I settled into my seat and got out the Christian Science Bible Lesson to read, it looked like the ride was going to be anything but quiet.

A woman entered the train who looked disheveled, and she was yelling profanities at four children who were with her. (I later found out they were her nieces and nephews). This commotion caused quite a stir for all the passengers in the car. All in all, it looked to be a really sad situation, as she was exuding the same behavior for which she was yelling at the children—being disrespectful, with a bad attitude and manners. Most passengers responded by rolling their eyes or looking the other way.

After my initial response of feeling really aggravated, not to mention self-righteous, I recognized that the first place I needed to handle the situation was in my own thought. So, I began by thinking about this woman and the children in a loving, Christian manner. I knew that it is everyone’s divine right to feel loved and supported by God. I prayed to behold “the perfect man” as it says in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy (see pp. 476–477).

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