Article May 11, 1912 Issue

THE EVER-PRESENCE OF GOOD

FRANCES M. GORRELL.

In the text-book of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, we find this statement, "God is everywhere, and nothing apart from Him is present or has power" (p. 473). Many times since my first healing in Christian Science these words have come to me, bringing health, harmony, and contentment in place of sickness, discord, and discontent. I recall one instance, when teaching, that these words were particularly helpful. Things were not going on well in the schoolroom; the children were restless, consequently mischievous, some even to the point of being disagreeable. I had done everything of which I could think—employed all my pet devices for restoring harmony, but all had miserably failed. Then this message came, "God is everywhere, and nothing apart from Him is present or has power." In an instant, as these words flashed through my thought, I knew that because God is everywhere, nothing but love, nothing but obedience, nothing but right action could be expressed, and almost instantly the room was in perfect order.

At another time this understanding of God as ever-present Love cleared the atmosphere of the classroom. A class of young children was given a certain task to perform in a specified time. One little fellow made no move to begin his work, and soon, as nothing was said to him, he became sulky, and after a while book, paper, and pencil all were thrown to the floor with an angry exclamation. My first thought was to treat his conduct sternly, but Truth whispered, "God is everywhere and God is Love." Once again he spoke, refusing to do the work, but over and over again the thought of Love as ever-present was given out silently, and without a spoken word from me the little fellow gathered together his materials and went to work. His task was accomplished on time and his paper was the neatest he ever submitted to me.

I can only echo the words of Mrs. Eddy in "Miscellaneous Writings": "What a glorious inheritance is given to us through the understanding of omnipresent Love! More we cannot ask: more we do not want: more we cannot have, This sweet assurance is the 'Peace, be still' to all human fears, to suffering of every sort" (p. 307).

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