In my country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the completion of high school involves taking a national exam that tests students on all the concepts they’ve learned. The exam can seem intimidating, and at my school it was made even more so by seniors who had already graduated and were in the habit of scaring us by saying that success on the exam was based on luck, rather than on how we studied and answered the questions.
However, I had so much trust in God that I rejected all that was said about the exam and assured my parents that I would do well on it. What comforted me was the thought that this was an opportunity to put into practice what I had learned in the Christian Science Sunday School.
I considered the definition of God in the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy: “The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence” (p. 587). This helped me see that God is infinite, so we all have a solid connection to Him, and we all express His qualities.
