I had struggled with grief since a child after my father’s passing. When I found Christian Science as an adult, I became familiar with many reassuring passages. For instance, a poem written by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, starts out,
Saw ye my Saviour? Heard ye the
glad sound?
Felt ye the power of the Word?
’Twas the Truth that made us free,
And was found by you and me
In the life and the love of our Lord.
The second verse offers tender comfort for grief:
