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One Sunday I was on my way to church. As it was still early, I decided to stop at a gas station to fill up.

In 2020 I was a victim of fraud and lost my savings. When I realized I had been scammed, I reported the theft to the financial institution that had held my money and to the police.

It was the morning after Christmas, Boxing Day. I had studied the Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly, which was on the subject of “God.

Years ago, I’d been quite upset at work. There had been a change in management and I wasn’t happy with how our work was being handled.

It was a light wind day,    the breeze as lazy as a cat curled in a spot of sun.   “Trial Island?” coach asked.

Last year, our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were spending a holiday weekend with my wife and me. After enjoying some time outdoors, my daughter and I had just started up the exterior stairs when we heard disturbingly loud cracking sounds.

As a fairly new member of a Christian Science branch church years ago, I was happy to be elected to serve on its Board of Trustees—my first opportunity to fill a church board position. What I didn’t know was that the membership was bitterly divided over whether to keep or sell the church edifice, and that board work would be contentious and stressful.

Some years ago I came to understand, in a tangible way, the meaning of this quote from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy: “Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need” ( p. 494 ).

“Sometimes I wonder if Harold is another name for God!” This comment intrigued me, and made me wonder what my four-year-old grandson was thinking. It turned out he was talking about a kids’ book, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.

Even in the midst of fear, God is still speaking to, guiding, and protecting us.