Article August 6, 1938 Issue

Our Needs Supplied

VINA S. ADAMS

Man in God's image has never experienced lack. If man could be separated from God, he would then, and then only, be deprived of good. All that man has, is his by reason of his reflection of his Maker. To those who, in the light of the teachings of Christian Science, are gaining some understanding of the relationship of man to God, it is clear that good, and good alone, is the heritage of the real man. It is seen that there is never an instant when man can be separated from his Maker, since, as Paul declared, "In him we live, and move, and have our being."

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, through her writings and her demonstrations of spiritual truth, has brought comfort and healing to many waiting and receptive hearts. Her lifework was a constant proof of man's oneness with God. She says on page 306 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "Man cannot be separated for an instant from God, if man reflects God. Thus Science proves man's existence to be intact." Man, then, cannot fail to be the recipient of the good which is his by reason of his reflection of God.

A family of five, whose material possessions seemed to be rapidly diminishing, found themselves in a very distressing position. For several years the husband had tried to hold his business together, but now the time had come when he felt that he had failed. At last the situation had become desperate. The wife, a student of Christian Science, found herself one morning struggling with doubt and discouragement. Then she began to reason with herself. Quietly, and alone, she began to affirm the truths which she knew would correct the situation. She knew that God, good, is the source of all good, and that therefore supply is ever present; that man cannot be deprived of supply, since it is his through his reflection of God. She was confident that God's law is ever operating, and that nothing can frustrate or make void that law and its results. She then stood up and said aloud: "I refuse to be mesmerized any longer. God is the only power, and from now on these lying suggestions of poverty and lack shall be replaced in my consciousness by thoughts of abundance and freedom." Then, as a surge of thankfulness came over her, she went about her work, singing the beautiful hymn, the first two lines of which are:

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