'To Bless All Mankind' June 12, 2017 Issue

Finding our life purpose

Jan K. Keeler

Adapted from an article published in The Christian Science Monitor, March 14, 2017.

Haven’t we all, at some point, run into questions of who we are and what our life purpose is? These are important to answer, not just for ourselves, but to offer healing in the world today.

As I’ve prayed about purpose, one message that has helped me in my own life has been the idea that our job is to bless others. It wasn’t easy to understand at first. I was twenty-something, living in a small town with my parents after some challenges. I was searching for new work as well as a new sense of purpose.

After floundering for several months, I called a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me. She told me: “Man’s job is to bless others. You think about this, my dear, and I will pray for you.”

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