Practicing Christian Science saved my life
It was Wednesday night , and the other young Christian Scientists in the teen group I was part of had decided to attend the evening testimony meeting at church. My reaction was not enthusiastic. But I went because . . . there was a girl I was interested in. As I daydreamed through the readings from the Bible and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy during the first half of the meeting, something suddenly caught my attention.
It was the story of David and Goliath—the shepherd boy with his slingshot and a few stones versus the giant. I was picturing this huge warrior in his armor with his spear when, suddenly, that image vanished, and in its place was a bright red vertical neon sign that read: P R O B L E M. Almost instantly, a rock came crashing into the sign, and it exploded into a million pieces.
Wow. I got David and Goliath in a totally new way. This wasn’t a story about one little good guy beating a big bad guy. This was everyone’s story about how the “rock” (the truth) destroys a lie.
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