After injuring her foot during tae kwon do, this teenager put into practice what she’d been learning in Christian Science Sunday School. The result? Healing.
Everyone possesses the God-given “grace to go forward, wherever He guide thee,” no matter the circumstances. Do we need to know specifically what God’s guidance will be? No. All that matters is our willingness to follow it, joyfully and gracefully.
I imagine that the desperation and hopelessness I was feeling as I stood in the hallway of my home, not knowing where to turn, were not unlike the emotions the Israelites must have had in their dismal situation. But God’s help was there for me as it was for them.
When India went into lockdown because of the pandemic, this teenager—like those all over the world—found that her life had changed completely. Christian Science Sunday School proved to be an unexpected lifeline.
She was sure she didn’t want to take another vacation with her family. But as the time approached, this writer realized she was feeling conflicted about the whole thing. Could she really get an answer from God about something as “trivial” as this trip?
The prayerful affirmation that there is one Mind doesn’t mean papering over human opinions or tolerating extreme ones. But it does have a way of lessening self-will, softening reactions, and deflating rhetoric so that commonalities and solutions can emerge.
Our motive can be to express loving qualities such as compassion, patience, and gentleness in our communications with others. This makes us a transparency for the Love that is God, and our thoughts will be lifted off ourselves. We will therefore not be as likely to experience awkward social interactions.
Without a home to go to or a job to support her four children, one single mother prayed for answers. How could she find housing without an income? The answers she found were surprising and have supported her and her family ever since.