Editorial May 20, 1922 Issue

Divine Help

Duncan Sinclair

What makes the Bible the beloved book it is to so many? Some there be, it is true, who read it for its literary beauty or historical lore; but the great majority are drawn to its sacred pages because they tell of God's love and of God's care for His children. After being driven before tempestuous winds over the rough sea of human life, how sweet to anchor in those calm havens of truth to which the Scripture-beacons guide, there to abide a while until we are inspired anew with courage to resume the voyage.

As soon as the truth began to dawn upon mankind that there is but one God, there sprang up in the hearts of men a faith which could be relied upon in times of trial. Faintly perceived at first, this truth gradually developed until God came to be known, not only as supreme over all, but as the One "altogether lovely," altogether good. Isaiah, speaking with the authority of marvelous insight into the goodness of Truth, could say, "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear," thus declaring that God hears His children's cry, be it ever so feeble, and can save at all times, because His hand is unlimited in power. The prophet in his own way was bringing home to the thought of mankind the facts of the omnipotence and omnipresence of God. And did not Jesus, likewise, emphasize the ever protecting care of our Father-Mother, God, when he said, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father"? God cares for His creation with infinite love, which is never for a moment relaxed. Too often, however, men either forget the fact or remain ignorant of it; and, in consequence, they fail to realize divine protection.

As Christ Jesus brought home to the receptive thought in his day the truth about the Father's love and care, so Christian Science has reaffirmed his teaching to this age, and, in addition, has given the Science which underlay it. The nature of God is no longer subject to doubt. The divine nature has been revealed by Christian Science with perfect clarity. Throughout the whole of Mrs. Eddy's writings the truth is told about God's being, about His creation, man, and concerning the relation existing between God and man. The truth about this relationship shows it to have been established from all eternity; and that it remains fixed and perfectly upheld. What the weary and heavy-laden need is knowledge of this truth; because, whenever they gain something of an understanding of it, they begin to perceive how God is man's helper, and how the beneficent relationship between man and the creator is sustained.

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