During the pandemic, I was feeling lonely and praying for a best friend. My mom told me she knew that God would give me a friend, because when she was young, she felt the same way, and her prayers were answered. 

We talked about some ideas from Christian Science that helped her, like each of us as God’s child is complete, and God meets every need, including a friend. Mary Baker Eddy said something about this when she wrote, “Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 494).

I thought I might find a friend when I went to camp in the summer before fourth grade. One day, during recess at camp, I felt really lonely, so I went and sat on a playground staircase. Then I had a thought that I might find a best friend very soon. I think that might have been God talking to me because of what happened next.