Grief and Loss Healed

A few years ago just after my grandfather passed away, my sister and I went to visit our dad in another state. During our visit we went hiking in a rural mountain area. At one of the places we stopped to view the scenery, we left our cellphones and several other items in my dad's truck. While we were away from the truck someone broke in and stole several things including our cellphones and even tried to set the truck on fire. After making this discovery and overcoming the initial shock, we drove to the local police station. A report was filed, but there seemed little that could be done. While we were at the police station waiting for someone to take our statement, I was affirming that God's man does not steal.

That night the weekly Wednesday evening testimony meeting was held at the local Christian Science Society. During this meeting I stood up and gave gratitude for God's protection that day. Even though things had been stolen from my dad's truck, no one had harmed us, and the attempt to burn my dad's truck was unsuccessful. As soon as I stood up to give this testimony, the feelings of fear from that day dissolved.

I called a Christian Science practitioner to help pray with me. She said that we needed to work on a sense of loss relating to the passing away of my grandfather and the things that were stolen.

A few weeks later, it was determined that the person responsible for the theft was from a prominent and well to do family in that area and that he had become involved with illegal drugs. As a result of this his family had disowned him. It became clear to me that what this person needed was love. At that moment I forgave this person and asked God to let him know that he is loved.

After this I felt a sense of peace and any fear or sense of being violated went away. Most everything that was taken from the truck was recovered and those things that were not were easily replaced or let go of.

I am grateful for this opportunity to learn more about God's love for his children.

Quarterly Business Meeting

Members are reminded that our quarterly business meeting will be held on April 21 at 7 p.m.

Prayer for Childen

From Matthew 19:13
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

We feel very fortunate to have Christian Science while raising our children. Every need has been met quickly and with success, from bloody noses to bullying.  Fevers, colds, school problems, every single little (and seemingly big) thing has been resolved through prayer.  A child-like thought, innocent and pure, can be found in everyone, from an infant to seeming senior citizens.  This purity of thought can't help but respond to the Truth, and it does. 

Every child deserves to be loved, cared for, and protected, and who better to do this than our Heavenly Father-Mother, God?  By knowing that God is always our children's parent, we've been able to let go of false responsibilities and see through the clouds of the human picture. God is always with them, guarding, guiding, and protecting them.  Doing so always has, and always will, enable our children to live, free and pure, untouched by anything that would try to taint them.

Sudden Healing

Saturday, as I was getting dressed for work, my chest began to ache.  I hurt from armpit to armpit, neck to waist.

My first thoughts were neither metaphysical nor spiritual.  I thought, "I must have pulled something.  It'll go away."  I know better.  To look for a cause for a problem is to deny that God, good, is the only cause.  To believe that a problem has a cause and is real is to believe that God can be absent from His creation, that man is not the reflection of God, the image and likeness of God as Genesis puts it.  These ideas came to me later.

The pain persisted.  As I was leaving the house I began to wonder what it was.  Was it serious.  What if...

Suddenly the first lines of one of my favorite hymns (342) filled my thought.

              This is the day the Lord hath made.
              Be glad, give thanks, rejoice.
              Stand in His presence, unafraid.
              In praise lift up your voice.

By the time I reached the word "unafraid" the pain vanished.  So did the fear, the What if's.  I took the time, right there, standing in my driveway to thank God for being there and for the realization that I was in His presence.  I was grateful to recognize that my day was made by God and He was in total control.

It was a productive, happy day.