As a child attending school I had trouble reading, although an examination showed that my eyes were far better than what is considered normal for good vision. My teachers didn’t know what to do to help me. They tried extra drills with flash cards, but that just made me more nervous and I would get the words confused. Even then, I wanted to be a Reader in a Church of Christ, Scientist. Readers conduct the church services, and I felt this problem would prevent me from participating in this way.
As a mother I had to lean on prayer to become peaceful enough so I could read bedtime stories to my child. I was sure prayer would help me become peaceful because it had in the past.
I prayed to see myself as the expression of perfectly functioning Mind because Mind can do anything. Mind is God, and is pure. To me this meant that I couldn’t experience malfunction or distraction. Mind understands, and as the child of Mind, I could convey the pure beautiful message in whatever I read and in a way that was understandable to the listener.
