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Never inferior, always worthy
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
The first chapter in the Bible relates that God created us in His own image. It doesn’t say that some “images” are better than others, but “in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them,” with no exceptions. To me, this means that all of God’s ideas reflect Him and were created with equal capacities for good, creativity, purpose, and value.
This is a lesson I had to learn for myself. I grew up with two very talented brothers: one a concert violinist who also had a magnificent baritone voice, the other an interior designer, gourmet cook, and artist. My mother was also an accomplished artist. How about me? Well, I played the piano but was never great. Mostly, I felt inadequate. The constant comparisons I made, coupled with the fact that my dad left our family when I was seven, diminished my self-worth for many years.
When I was 19, a young man I’d been dating introduced me to Christian Science. When we eventually married, my life changed radically. Many wonderful healings came my way and I discovered that God was my Father-Mother, always loving and caring for me. Even though I was grateful for these new spiritual discoveries, my self-worth was still lacking. My husband and I wanted children, but after 12 years, we still hadn’t been successful. Being unable to have a child added to a sense of not deserving love, and self-condemnation and deep depression began to fill my days.
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