Article October 19, 1918 Issue

"Thou art there"

MAUD TILLERY TRUMBO

In the Psalms we read these assuring lines: "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there." To the weary, heartsick world to-day, these promises, given centuries ago, come pregnant with meaning to the waiting thought. As raindrops freshen the sultry atmosphere, and the drooping violets raise their heads as though new life had come to them, so the Christian Scientist, with the understanding of God as our loving Father-Mother, as an ever present help from whom nothing can separate us, may rise above the chaos of mortal mind, look the world with all its tumult in the face, and gratefully say, "Thou art there."

To-day when many are called upon to part with loved ones, to see them go out, bound for they know not where, how comforting it is to know that God is with them; and that whether they be in the training camps, on the high seas, or in the trenches, "the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save." An experience through which a student of Christian Science passed, brought such wonderful proofs of God's protection and power that it is given here with the hope that it may prove helpful to others. A great sense of anxiety came to this student concerning a member of the family who was then residing in a distant state, and although in the letters which came there was no hint of a discordant condition, the anxiety remained. There was at the same time an earnest desire to help in some way, but error argued that there was no way in which this help could be given. The precise nature of the condition was not known, and the one for whom the anxiety was felt was many miles away, so that she could not be reached.

Mrs. Eddy says is "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 1), "Desire is prayer;" and the desire to help was answered by the still, small voice of Truth gently whispering, God is there. God is all-power. All is Mind, and to divine Mind there is no distance and no separation. The channels being thus opened for Truth's ideas, many comforting and assuring thoughts of God's protecting power quickly followed. It was seen that it was not necessary to know just what the material conditions might be, that they were in reality nothing, for all of God's ideas are sustained and protected, and that this loved one would have the strength and wisdom to meet whatever condition might present itself. The anxious feeling of human relationship was cast out, and the absent one left in God's care, with the sweet assurance that she was supported by the never failing arms of Truth and Love.

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