One hymn of praise to God, among many I sing, is gratitude for the Christian Science Benevolent Association.
One morning a few years ago I could not seem to cope with anything. I asked my husband to call a Christian Science practitioner to treat me through prayer and to please take me to the Christian Science Benevolent Association at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He made the arrangements, drove me to the Benevolent Association, and took a week's vacation to care for our four children.
After arriving at Chestnut Hill, I went to my room and sat down on the edge of the bed. I didn't feel like talking to anybody about anything. I wondered what I was going to do about meals. Sitting quietly alone, I felt completely grateful for the Mother Love that had provided such a refuge. In Miscellaneous Writings Mrs. Eddy says, quoting part of a Christmas prayer for her students (p. 159), "O glorious Truth! O Mother Love! how has the sense of Thy children grown to behold Thee! and how have many weary wings sprung upward! and how has our Model, Christ, been unveiled to us, and to the age!"
