("J.J. "to everyone) is a third-year student in college and an enthusiastic athlete. But her love of sports once complicated her life and ruffled her peace of mind. In her final year of high school, she had to choose between track and soccer—and she loved them both! During a Journal interview, we began by asking her how she sorted things out.
Mainly through lots of prayer! I was determined to finish high school on a strong note, but I knew that human will would be more confusing than helpful. I had learned in the Christian Science Sunday School how important it is to let God's will replace human will—my own will and that of anyone else with an interest in the decision. I prayed to understand my relation to God better. The closer I felt to Him, the more confident I became that He would show me my right place, and that the decision would bless everyone else, too.
I turned to "A Rule for Motives and Acts," given by Mary Baker Eddy in the Manual of The Mother Church. The very first sentence insists that we get things right from the start: "Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives or acts of the members of The Mother Church." Manual of The Mother Church, Art. VIII, Sect. 1 That little bit right there was what I needed to work with. I was facing a situation in soccer that wasn't totally harmonious. That was the animosity part. In track, the coaches were amazing, and I wanted that to be a part of my experience. That was the personal attachment part.
