Last spring, I was due to fly out on a Friday morning to attend my annual Christian Science students’ association meeting. That Monday, when I got out of bed, my back was out of joint. It almost took my breath away.
As the morning progressed, I was able to move around more and the pain subsided, so I decided to take my dog on a long walk. I was enjoying the walk until I leaned over to praise my dog and felt as if my back was separating. It was painful to stand erect again.
I was listening to an online recording of the weekly Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly at the time and remembered that a Christian Science practitioner once told me I could look for promises in the Lesson. These promises would strengthen my understanding of God and help me feel a deeper connection to Him. Such promises keep us alert, and feeling loved and secure. In that week’s Lesson was this idea about God and His creation: “With lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3). This helped me see that only one design—the design of God, good—existed.
