Church Work

On our church website, PlainfieldCS.com, in an article called “The Real Work of Church Work,” Bicknell Young says, “Anyone who has not been in church work does not know himself.” In my time at Plainfield, I have found this statement to be very true, and I am grateful for all I have learned about my true self, the self that God made me to be.

My old identity was filled with many things I have since learned are false, and the way that I have been able to really solidify these changes in my character is clearly from being here, learning Christian Science, and doing this church work. This work has made me see that God made us, and prepared our place and our purpose. I see that, as we diligently do this work, we all have equal access to the divine Mind, and each of us proves we are the expression of Soul, as Mrs. Eddy has told us.

I see that God is our only employer. I also have seen that if people feel they can't do church work, that is just a claim that needs to be handled. The way to handle it is to start volunteering and start working. Without this work, I don't feel I would have learned to live this Science, and definitely would not have made the progress I have.

Church work has also made me see that when we are doing the work, we are all on the same team, God's team. That is the only place to be, and I am so grateful for this opportunity.