It is with a grateful heart that I acknowledge the goodness and ever-presence of God.
A number of years ago, I was afraid of many things—of losing my mind, of doing something I should not do, of being alone. Since childhood I had attended a Christian Science Sunday School, and I loved Christian Science. However, after my marriage, though I continued to read daily the Bible Lesson from the Quarterly, I became more and more materially-minded. Then when these fears appeared, I finally realized how much error I had let into my thinking, and I knew I would have to work out the problem in Science.
At different times I thought of calling a practitioner for help, but each time pride kept me from doing so. There were, however, a number of things that I knew I must do. Primarily, I had to watch my thoughts constantly to be sure they were from God, good. Then I needed to express more humility and love; so each day I tried to do something for someone else. Reading newspapers with stories of crime and violence disturbed me; so I stopped reading such papers and subscribed instead for The Christian Science Monitor. I looked forward each day to reading this newspaper. Also, I read the Bible from Genesis through Revelation. I was inspired to do so, and it was a period of much unfoldment for me.
