When reading various media posts recently, I’ve noticed a common desire for a more peaceful and spiritual focus in life. I know that I am happiest when this kind of focus is at the forefront of my thinking, and I’ve always found daily study of the Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly an indispensable help toward that end.
Years ago, I found an additional way to meet this desire for a more spiritual outlook. Even though I held a job that I greatly enjoyed, I felt a need to gain a higher outlook in my work—and in life in general. So, I decided to treat myself to an introductory course in Christian Science nursing, using much of my vacation time for that year to take it. I thought it a fitting way to re-center myself spiritually.
The course was very inspiring, as I had expected. What I had not expected was that what I was learning would immediately spill over into other aspects of my life. Each day we were shown the practical ways to support a patient, while also learning how important the thought of the Christian Science nurse is in responding to someone in need. I began to consider deeply the difference between just helping others and helping others with a prayerfully elevated thought to support healing.
