Turning Points in Spiritual Growth August 20, 2018 Issue

Learning to pray and see the good

Rachael Lynn Schueler

Sunday School was boring to me. Having to go to church and learn about the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy didn’t feel nearly as interesting as drawing, going outside, or just reading other books.

I was told that God was nothing like a guy in the sky who looked like George Washington, and that I could pray when faced with problems, but I didn’t understand some big, mystical-sounding concepts and shoved them away. Looking back, I think that being born and raised in Christian Science doesn’t mean much unless you have an active curiosity to engage with the Science.

My curiosity was piqued at a DiscoveryBound gathering, an event for young Christian Scientists to foster community and spiritual sharing. Here we go, I thought. Why did people want and need to talk about the religion so much? I’d have to sit through hours of people discussing Christian Science. But at this event, I was surprised that people were talking about subjects related to what I was interested in, like “Christian Science vs. science?”

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