I remember the thoughts that flooded my consciousness when I was asked to teach Sunday School. First, I thought that I hadn't been studying Christian Science long enough to teach it to others. Next came fear of the tremendous responsibility for laying a strong spiritual foundation in the minds of the students. And then I questioned if I had time to prepare well-planned lessons filled with inspiration and healing.
After a while I decided that error—the thoughts that come from the carnal mind—had had an attentive ear long enough. As I turned completely to God, divine Mind, only one question came to me: "Do you love God totally?" How could I answer affirmatively if I thought only personal ability or human understanding conveyed the truths of Christian Science? Rather than perceive Sunday School as a group of teachers transmitting knowledge of God from their minds to the minds of the children, I needed to see that there is only one Mind, God. From this higher plane of vision I realized that I could naturally reflect God's intelligence; this is what would give me the ability to teach effectively. As Christ Jesus said, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." John 5:19.
A burdened sense of personal responsibility for the children's welfare was also quickly seen as baseless. I realized that, as God's ideas, the students were constantly in His care. Like every sincere searcher for Truth, they could express His intelligence and know everything necessary to be enlightened, practicing, and successful healers.
