No more scary images

ANNA LITWILLER — STAFF

I attend a Christian Science Sunday School, where I’ve learned to turn to God when I need help. One night when I was praying before bed, I remembered a poem called “Mother’s New Year Gift to the Little Children” by Mary Baker Eddy. I had learned it in Sunday School. It goes,

The poem helped me feel better because it reminded me that God is loving and guarding not just me but everyone at my school. 

I also talked to my Sunday School teacher about what had happened. He told me that God is Love and that because He is Love, we are always kept safe from every danger. I started to understand that God is always protecting me whether I am awake or asleep, so the pictures of the incident couldn’t harm me or make me feel scared. Soon after praying this way, I wasn’t thinking about the images at all anymore, and I could sleep again. 

I am happy to know that God protects us all every moment. I’m so grateful for God—and also for Sunday School, which helps me understand more about God and His love.