Article June 26, 1943 Issue

Our Oneness with "the sustaining infinite"

BEATRICE C. ALWARD

"To those leaning on the sustaining infinite," writes Mary Baker Eddy in the Preface of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. vii), "to-day is big with blessings." What an assuring, heart-warming statement with which to start each day. At once we feel ourselves enfolded in God's goodness, right where we are, in our home, our business, our country's service. Wherever today finds us "leaning on the sustaining infinite," maintaining an awareness of our oneness with God, there the day "is big with blessings."

These blessings in human experience may come to us as opportunity for service, for useful activity, or as any of the right things we desire or need. At times, today's blessings may not be recognized as such, for they may be experiences necessary to clear the way for that immeasurable good which awaits only our readiness to receive it. Of this we may be sure: our life cannot remain drab, uneventful, commonplace, or burdened with drudgery, overwork, fear, worry, or sorrow if we hold inflexibly our divine right of "leaning on the sustaining infinite."

It is an inspiring experience to watch the dawning of a new day as night gives way before the effortless approach of light. In the same compelling way nonessentials, disturbances, obstructions, hindrances, and delays in our daily affairs give way before the joyous scientific acknowledgment of His presence everywhere and of our being in that presence.

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