One day, I was taking a math test at school. It was hard for me to understand one of the questions. I sat there, confused, and looked around the room, back at my computer, and then at my teacher. 

My teacher came over to my desk. He asked if it would be helpful if he read the math question out loud to help me understand it in a different way. He read the question and then asked me, “What are they asking here?” and, “What do you think?”

Math was usually a struggle for me. But I knew from Christian Science Sunday School that another name for God is Mind. God is intelligence, and the Bible tells me that I reflect God. So I listened for a good thought from God to know how to answer. 

ANNA LITWILLER — STAFF

Suddenly, as I was praying, it was easy to understand what the question on my math test was asking. I answered the teacher right away and even showed how I came to the conclusion before answering correctly on my computer.

Before this, I had been bummed about being bad at math. But after the test, my teacher said I got a score that was above my sixth grade level. Hearing this helped me feel much better and more confident about math. I was very grateful and happy. I know where my intelligence comes from, and I express it always, in every class, because God is ever present.