I am so grateful for the online Wednesday testimony meetings broadcast from The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, and for all who make these church services possible. 

A few weeks ago, the readings were on spiritual light and included this verse from Isaiah: “Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled” (50:11). I thought this was humorous, because for several months in South Africa we have been experiencing up to 14 hours a day without power due to planned electrical blackouts by our state-owned energy utility. 

The morning after the service, I needed to get a generator running so we would have power. All the while, I was expressing a lot of anger at everyone and everything, especially at the government and at my husband, who was frequently working very long hours away from home at times like this when I needed him.