“Rejoice Evermore”

A few of us from the church gathered to watch the John Adams miniseries some time ago, and I was really grateful to get a deeper understanding of what went on during the founding of the United States. But what really stuck with me was how in his later life, President Adams wandered the cornfields with his son Thomas, who has remained faithful to him in the midst of his losses (another son and his daughter). He said: ‘Still, still I am not weary of life. Strangely, I have hope. You take away hope and what remains?... Rejoice evermore! It’s a phrase from St. Paul. I wish that had always been in my heart and on my tongue. I am filled with an irresistible impulse to fall on my knees right here in admiration.’

That has stayed with me, as people used to tell me I was never happy, or at least not happy enough. And truthfully, I wasn’t happy. How could I have been happy without purpose and without having any understanding of Truth, Life, and Love? What a profound difference these last years have been since coming to Plainfield and learning about Christian Science. Finding my purpose in this work, and finding that God is right here, and indeed was all along ... what a paradigm shift from that old depressed way of thought!

I wake up now just elated to get to work. I actually love being alive, and feel such joy through the day. To “Rejoice Evermore” no longer seems foolish to strive for or impossible to do; I did it yesterday, I am doing it today, and see no reason why God wouldn’t make it possible for me to do tomorrow.

What a good God we have! I am so grateful for this Church, for Christian Science, for practitioner support, for the work, and for the simple fact that I can be honestly happy and joyful now. Thank you!