Article October 13, 1934 Issue

Availability of Good

ELSIE CALDWELL

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy (pp. 12, 13) we find these words: "In divine Science, where prayers are mental, all may avail themselves of God as 'a very present help in trouble.' Love is impartial and universal in its adaptation and bestowals. It is the open found which cries, 'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.'" Christian Science has brought to the world an understanding of God, good, that is demonstrable and applicable to every human need. It is available at all times and under all circumstances. It heals all our diseases, replaces our beliefs of poverty with a fuller understanding of Truth, opens the prison doors to those who are in bondage to fear and false beliefs. It contains the solution to every human problem.

There was a lovely woman—the mother of two daughters—whose reflection of love was redolent with beauty. The elder daughter was quick to perceive this in early childhood, and through the years availed herself of the richness and joy of this companionship. The younger daughter took it as a matter of course, and though not altogether unmindful of her mother's beautiful nature and character, nevertheless made no particular effort to enrich her own nature through this association. In later years, however, her indifference was dispelled and she became more cognizant of the availability and beauty of her mother's love. She also saw that, irrespective of her former attitude, this love had been expressed toward her all the time.

As the mother's love was ever available to her daughters, tenderly to guide and care for them, so immeasurably greater is the love of God ours here and now. It is the open fount that is free to all. Our limited vision, our failure to reach out for better understanding, our own clouded sense of being, the cherished beliefs of mortal thought and our hesitancy to relinquish them—these are some of the obstructions in our path that are keeping us from the blessings which God is ever bestowing on His creation. There must be a willingness on our part to receive these God-bestowed gifts. We must banish all obstructions and keep our vision clear in order that we may drink of this fount—be partakers of the good that is ours. As Christian Scientists, let us live so close to God that we shall consciously walk with Him.

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