Giving credit where it's due

What I owe to the woman*

Who gave the world Christian Science!

Rather than retire,

Her heart on fire

To reach others with

What had set her free

From years of suffering --

God's divine method of healing --

She prayed and toiled, leaned on God,

Wrote down what He revealed.

This great lady loved Christ

More than all the world, she said.

And her lifework to make clear

What Jesus knew about God and man

Has made our Master's words and works

Understandable and potent for me.


*Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science