For many years I was a faithful and dedicated member of a Protestant church, and I will always be grateful for that loving experience. As time went on, however, I realized that some of my needs were not being met and many questions lacked satisfying answers. Major among these was the question of God's will, since so many unhappy and tragic events were attributed to it. These claims never did ring true to me, and when Christian Science was brought to my attention about six years ago, the idea of God's allness, and the nothingness of evil, was music to my ears.
It was not long before I had an opportunity to learn firsthand that God's will truly provides His children's good. In the middle of one particular night I was awakened by an extremely painful condition of the throat. Although I had never attempted to heal myself, it came to me that rather than disturb anyone I could pray as I had heard some people testify at the Wednesday testimony meetings. Since I was still new to this study, I had to concentrate to remember "the scientific statement of being" by Mrs. Eddy (see Science and Health, p. 468) and her spiritual interpretation of the Lord's Prayer. When I came to the lines (ibid., p. 17),
"Thy will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven.
Enable us to know,—as in heaven, so
on earth,—God is omnipotent,
supreme,"
