For several hours preceding a hurricane that swept through Florida two years ago, I earnestly prayed for the safety of our loved ones and their homes, and I included everyone in my prayers. I tried to keep my thought aligned with the spiritual meaning of Scriptural words such as these (Isa. 32:2): "A man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest."
However, fear tried to grip my thought because of the roar and the force of the wind. I studied Mrs. Eddy's definition of "wind" in Science and Health. Part of it reads (p. 597), "That which indicates the might of omnipotence and the movements of God's spiritual government, encompassing all things." My courage gathered strength as I studied more statements of truth similar to this one in Mrs. Eddy's other writings.
Partly to drown the roar of the wind in my own thought, I sang loudly the hymn beginning, "Peace be to this congregation" (No. 276, Christian Science Hymnal), and many more as wonderful. This had a quieting effect. My husband and I eventually went to bed, and around two o'clock I fell asleep. I did not awaken until seven, at which time I arose and proceeded to my usual duties.
