One day my husband came home feeling very upset. Someone had made a comment to him that was very hurtful. When he told me about it, I felt hurt as well. I knew we were completely innocent. Since becoming acquainted with Christian Science, each step in our lives had been taken prayerfully, and by listening closely to God. It seemed to me that this person was judging our lifestyle and the decisions my husband and I made together as a family, and as Christian Scientists.
I felt so offended and dejected that I couldn’t think clearly. Yes, it was true that, in some respects, our life was not following the traditional path this person had expected or hoped for, but I fully trusted God’s plan for us. I didn’t need to know what that would be twenty years from now, I just needed to know the next step. With all my heart I wanted to know it.
I remember thinking, “If Mary Baker Eddy (who discovered Christian Science in 1866) were sitting here next to me, I’m sure she would have the comforting words I need now.” I longed to be able to talk to her in person, because I admire her very much for her spirituality and the practical, healing ideas she gave humanity in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. I first “met” Mrs. Eddy through this book when someone introduced me to it at a time when my life was a mess. The book made so much sense to me when I read it. In fact, it changed my life.
