Article December 18, 1943 Issue

Why Am I Safe?

MONROE S. IRELAND

Christian Science insists that man is in possession of the qualities that he has inherited from his heavenly Father, and it is inconceivable that one should ever think for a moment that God would imperil His own son with such conditions as danger and insecurity, because God is infinite good and the source of all good. In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 539) Mary Baker Eddy writes. "God could never impart an element of evil, and man possesses nothing which he has not derived from God." Then she continues with the questions: "How then has man a basis for wrong-doing? Whence does he obtain the propensity or power to do evil?" These are questions that Christian Science is answering not in mere words but in demonstration of the truth of being.

Evil is the result of the false human concept of the nature of God and man's relation to Him, and of the mistaken belief that there is another power equal to or greater than God. Just a moment's meditation will bring to thought how completely unreal, because unknown to God, is danger, and that safety is spiritual. Safety and danger are direct opposites and cannot be found together.

In this work-a-day world there are some who are inclined to see in almost every experience a threat to their personal safety. Others may be far too busy enjoying the thrill of fresh experiences to be conscious of any danger. Two people may be confronted with a task: one seeing in it a dangerous undertaking is filled with fear; the other accomplishes it calmly and fearlessly. Numerous instances could be cited where men are performing deeds the world calls dangerous without fear and in perfect safety. This proves that danger is entirely a product of human belief, a state of thought that can only be described as fear. If the human consciousness is convinced that God, divine Love, is the preserver of man, and that man is inseparable from Him, the fear of evil can be eliminated, because it cannot remain in a consciousness that admits only good. Such understanding enhances our trust in ever-present and omnipotent Love and reveals the fact that safety is a scientific fact, which we can always know and confidently rely upon, regardless of circumstances.

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