“Would you like me to pray for you?” my brother asked me as he sat down next to me. He could see that I hadn’t been feeling well throughout our morning activities on our family vacation, and he wasn’t shy about offering to help in this way.
His sweet offer swept over me like a blanket of love. This was not a question my brother was prone to asking folks, and it was certainly the first time he had ever offered to pray for me. We did attend Christian Science Sunday School together as children, but that had been many years ago, and prayer and healing were just not something we talked about together.
In response to his question, I smiled at him and said, “That would be great.” A few minutes later, he reminded me of a hymn with words by Mary Baker Eddy that we sang together as children: “ ‘Peace and joy and power’ (Christian Science Hymnal, No. 207), Suz. I always remember that hymn from Sunday School when I’m not feeling well.”
