Running a little late one morning years ago, I sat down to quickly read the weekly Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly, hoping to glean an inspiring idea to take to work with me. The Lesson included the story of Daniel thrown into a lions’ den for his refusal to stop praying to God. “Well,” I thought, “I can skip over this story. I know it already.”
Immediately, a better thought came:
“If you’re being tempted to skip over this part of the Lesson, there’s probably something you need to learn from it.” So, I read the story thoughtfully, and it was amazing how completely new Daniel’s experience in the lions’ den seemed to me! I saw several points made about Daniel’s steadfast and faithful commitment to God, and how that kept him safe.
After pondering these new ideas, I asked God, “But what does this have to do with me today? I’m never going to be thrown into a den of lions.”
