Recently I was troubled by some unhappy memories that kept coming to thought. The memories stemmed from a time over fifty years ago when I was involved in what turned out to be an unwise relationship. Although the situation had been resolved through my prayers and those of a Christian Science practitioner, and I had moved on, I have never been completely comfortable with the way I handled things. I felt I had fallen short of acting up to my highest sense of right, so I’d tried to blank the whole episode out of my memory. 

Now, though, as the memories came back, I prayed to God for forgiveness regarding the hurt I felt I had caused others in the situation and for the ability to deal with these recurring memories in a way that would enable me to look back at events without guilt or sadness. 

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christian Science, writes, “When a hungry heart petitions the divine Father-Mother God for bread, it is not given a stone,—but more grace, obedience, and love” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 127).