Finding my way

From the teen series: Trending - July 25, 2018

I thought I had my future all figured out. As a teenager, I’d planned a solo trip to Europe, expecting to audition for and be accepted into a major European ballet company. Any of them would do. I hadn’t known how to set up an audition, so I’d just gone without any prior contact with the companies.

Arriving in my first city, where I didn’t speak the language, I found a tiny room at an old hotel. The next morning I awoke very early to a major reality check. How was I going to find the ballet company? Would they let me take class? Would I be good enough? 

It dawned on me that I probably couldn’t make all this happen on my own, so I did what I’d always done in times of need: I reached out to God in prayer. I’d learned in the Christian Science Sunday School that God is my Father and Mother—a reliable and trustworthy guide in any situation. 

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