It dawned on me one day that I was not actively sharing Christian Science with others. I would bring it up if someone asked, which was a rare moment, but I was not initiating the conversation. In examining my thought, I realized I was afraid to share. I love Christian Science and have endless gratitude for the healings, growth, and the guidance it has provided me, as well as how it teaches me about new aspects of God and His creation every day. So, why wouldn’t I want to share it?
My concerns included worrying that I didn’t know enough to share; I wondered whether if, when different views were brought up, I could give an intelligent answer. I had fears that others would not view me favorably if I expressed my religious views. These views were indeed coming from a mortal, contracted view of humanity and myself. I turned to the Scriptures to begin to set my thought on the “straight and narrow path” toward expression and communication from God (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 32). Peter instructs us “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (I Peter 4:10). So ministering, sharing the gift of Christian Science with others, was not only an opportunity I had as a witness to the grace God so lovingly gives us each day, but it was also a way to express love to our fellow man. Christ Jesus instructed his listeners. “Go, and do thou likewise” (Luke 10:37), and Saul was told, “Go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do” (Acts 9:6). I found that to share divine Truth rests on our willingness to trust God to be the one who directs our path and unfolds the right ideas to share, and so as Christ Jesus and the apostles did—to love one another and share the gift of God’s message.
The ever-operative Divine Science, our prayerful alertness and obedience, and the receptivity to follow God’s leadings transform thought, inspire us and others, and open the way to a higher understanding of God’s creation.
