Christian Science means the world to me. Sunday School training and the guidance of my parents provided me with all the encouragement I needed to identify myself as a Christian Scientist during my teen-age and college years. This Science gave me a logical and effective path to follow during the disruptive 1960's, which included protest movements and rejection of many traditional values. Whenever I felt alone or felt a lack of identity, a plunge into the Bible and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy would always bring fresh, satisfying views of God, man, and the universe. The fruitage of this spiritual research included educational and travel opportunities, a broadened, secure sense of family, and adequate supply.
Several years ago in my career, I had reached the point in a consulting contract where I felt I could do no more for the organization. My efforts to secure a new position while still involved in this work were futile. I finally decided to terminate the contract in order to search full time for another job. Several months of unemployment ensued, and while meeting monthly financial obligations was difficult, the greatest challenge was mental. I struggled with the suggestion that I lacked self worth and direction, and I had to combat constant disappointment. My forward progress seemed blocked.
I was studying Christian Science earnestly during this period and working with a Christian Science practitioner. One of the roadblocks, I felt, was the desire to physically relocate in a different city. During one of the weeks of greatest despondency the practitioner just asked me to stick with this statement by Mrs. Eddy (Science and Health, p. 470): "God is the creator of man, and, the divine Principle of man remaining perfect, the divine idea or reflection, man, remains perfect. Man is the expression of God's being."
