I had some wonderful teachers in the Christian Science Sunday School. They knew the Bible well and taught me about the life and works of Christ Jesus. They instilled in me a love for his selfless ministry and for the always-present healing power of Christ, Truth. I remember wondering aloud why one of those spirituallyminded teachers wasn't in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. Someone answered, "Oh, he isn't retired yet. He has a family to raise. When he has a pension to live on, then he can give his full time to healing." That comment conveyed two misleading impressions: That one shouldn't or couldn't expect to make a living in the public practice of Christian Science, and that it's best to have a pension or a spouse who can pay the bills.
In college I gave a lot of thought to what was the most useful thing that I could do, and concluded that for me, healing others was the ultimate lifework. Yet another deterrent arose: I didn't think I could ever be worthy of such work.
I knew, however, that God loved me unconditionally, and I trusted this. I asked His guidance, and was led to choose work that helped people and that kept me growing spiritually. I learned that whatever my work was, the most important thing was to apply what I was reading in the Bible and in Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
