Editorial September 3, 1932 Issue

Casting Our Care Upon God

Duncan Sinclair

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you," writes Peter in the fifth chapter of his first epistle. What wonderful faith was that of the apostle! Without hesistancy he entreats those to whom he appeals to trust God implicity because He, God, cares for them. God, then, does care for man! He cares for man beyond measure, since He knows him in every particular of his being. Furthermore, being infinite Love, God cares for and protects man with infinite tenderness. Human language is utterly inadequate to portray the love which God has for His creation, and the care which He exercises over it.

What is the relationship existing between God and man? As Christian Science teaches, it is that of Father to son, of Mind to its idea. God is Mind, and man is Mind's idea; and there can be no closer relationship than that of Mind to its own idea. In this relationship we see man as never separate from God and as ever dependant upon the Mind that knows him. And this must mean that, since God is infinite Mind or Love, man is perfectly cared for, perfectly protected. The relationship of God to man is a spiritual relationship, entirely independent of any so-called material relationship, and is therefore never really affected by the latter. Mrs. Eddy writes on page 589 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," "Man is His idea, the child of His care."

Old Testament times furnished not a few examples of God's protecting care over men. The Christian era, also, has witnessed many an instance of divine protection. Wherever there has been faith in God and a measure of understanding of Him, there protection has been vouchsafed to men. How wonderfully the children of Israel were led from the land of Egypt, out of slavery, to the promised land, continually experiencing divine protection! How marvelously was Daniel protected while he and his people were in bondage in a foreign land! And think of the protection experienced by our great Master, Christ Jesus, when surrounded by thought antagonistic to his teaching and practice! The Scripture according to Luke records that on an occasion when those opposed to him would have done him injury, "he passing through the midst of them went his way." Mrs. Eddy says (Science and Health, p. 387), "The history of Christianity furnishes sublime proofs of the supporting influence and protecting power bestowed on man by his heavenly Father, omnipotent Mind, who gives man faith and understanding whereby to defend himself, not only from temptation, but from bodily suffering."

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