I wanted to shout the good news from the housetops! That’s how I felt when I first read the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Its author, Mary Baker Eddy, dedicated the book to “honest seekers for Truth” (p. xii). I was a Truth-seeker, and it not only answered my deep questions, it gave depth and meaning to life, awakened my thirst for spirituality, and healed our child. My Bible came alive, and I felt the irresistible Christian demand, “Freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8).
There are “millions of unprejudiced minds—simple seekers for Truth,” Science and Health notes (p. 570). So after finding Christian Science, I asked myself a question: Am I prepared “to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share” (I Timothy 6:18, New Revised Standard Version)? And I wondered: How do I go about this?
I heard something interesting once from Jack Canfield, perhaps best known as a coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, but also an entrepreneur and motivational speaker. His explanation for how he stayed persistent when some did not catch his vision was this well-known expression: “Some will, some won’t, so what? Someone’s waiting.”
