Our Gospel Is Not Hid!

The Responsive Reading in a recent Bible Lesson, from II Corinthians 4, says: “seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; ... if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.”

I certainly felt lost before coming here. I really needed the “good news” of Christ’s Christianity in my life, but it seemed almost completely hidden from me. Had I not met a few people from this church, or had they not been very openly different than other people I have met, I would not be here.

They were different in that, while everyone I knew seemed to be perpetually down-on-their-luck, and full of complaints, here were these people who were friendly, intelligent, loving, and they had this light. Coming from such a dark place, that light was very bright to me, and yet these people always gave me the sense that this light was ready for me and everyone as well. It wasn’t a special club.

Now that I have been here a while, I am so grateful for the fact that their gospel was not hid. Christian Science has given me such purpose and joy! I am also grateful for the way they modeled such Christly love for me. I often look to their example when I am speaking with others, and it has always been what the situation called for.

We never know when our example will change someone’s life for the better — it certainly did for me.