Anger Healed, Faith Grew and Heart Softened

I was sitting outside today, looking around at this land and house I call home. An overwhelming sense of gratitude came over me. I had not seen it like this before. It was, to me, a quiet, restful place of peace, where I could reflect, pray, and commune with God. Then God reminded me how He has cleared the way.

Before coming into Christian Science, my life was so filled with chaos that I never felt a sense of peace. I was constantly battling intrusive thoughts, arguing, blaming, and contemplating suicide. My house was constantly a battle zone of discontent. Gradually, through studying, listening, and working with my Plainfield practitioner, everything changed. The anger about my past is gone, and everything associated with it is gone. Over the past twelve years, I have been able to build and run a pottery/ceramic shop on my property. I would never have been able to do this without the teachings of Christian Science and the powerful work of my practitioner, because my heart was hard, and I was constantly negative towards everyone. I was self-defeating. I had no patience. My home life was a wreck. I didn’t rely on God for anything. The business would have failed before I even got started. Then I learned to turn to God for guidance. My faith grew. My heart softened, and my self-serving attitude changed. I was able to trust God and complete challenges that were beyond my scope of knowledge.

Today, the business is doing well, and I have many returning customers who come to the shop for the spiritual atmosphere provided. It has become a place of peace and an opportunity for me to share, through demonstration, what I have learned from this church, expressing the moral courage given to me by God, to close every avenue of negativity, anger, medical discussions, and ill will, from entering this place.  Not only has the shop grown, but my home, my family, and my friends have all been touched by the changes brought out in me by the teachings of Christian Science. It brings me such joy to see the changes in them as well.

I am very grateful to God for His loving mercy and guidance. I am grateful to Mrs. Eddy, this Church and my practitioner for opening my eyes and enabling me to give my life and above all, my love to God, which has given me and so many others a true purpose and a strong desire to “put off the old man and put on the new”.