Article January 5, 2015 Issue

My healing in Sunday School

Riley. kindergarten, South Carolina

My name is Riley and I like my Sunday School class. We’ve been learning about the Ten Commandments from the Bible. When my teacher asked me what my favorite commandment was, I said I liked the Eighth Commandment, “Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15). I like this commandment because it tells me that God would not want me to steal, but to ask my friends to share with me, and that I should share with my friends when we’re playing or at school.

One Sunday, I was fooling around in my Sunday School chair and fell out of it to the floor. On the way down, I hit my knee against a metal part of the chair, and it hurt. Because I know God takes care of me, I went over to a quiet place near my class and started to pray by myself. Some of the things I thought were: “You made me, God. I can’t be hurt because God is here. God is good and God always helps me.” Then I thanked God for making me not hurt. I also thanked God for making my family and everybody. My knee stopped hurting, and I went back to my class just fine.

I also like the hymn “ ‘Feed My Sheep’ ” (words by Mary Baker Eddy), which starts with “Shepherd, show me how to go.” Shepherds protect their sheep and keep them safe, just like God does for me.