Article May 1, 1926 Issue

Human Needs

MARIAN GREGG

One of the first sentences in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, that becomes fixed in the thought of the neophyte in Christian Science, is the short one to be found on page 494, "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need." This mighty sentence has brought peace and comfort—yes, progress and healing—to thousands of weary searchers, even before they have more than dimly comprehended its meaning.

"Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need"! What Christian Scientist has not dwelt upon these words with joy, from his first reading of the textbook on through his years of growth? We read them on the walls of many of our churches, and take heart once more. They come to our thought in the hour of trial, and we cling to them as to a comforting friend. As we grow in understanding they take on a new significance. We leave our old interpretation of them behind, and look upon them with new eyes and derive new comfort from their message.

The first message the words bring to us is that divine Love, God, is meeting our needs; that He always has cared and always will care for us. We do not question in what manner this care will manifest itself; we simply accept the statement, and find our hearts refreshed. The fact that it is our human need that is to be met constitutes, no doubt, our first interest in the statement.

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