Article December 23, 1944 Issue

God "our refuge and strength"

HARRIETTE MELDRIM LAKE

The familiar Bible promise, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble," is particularly pertinent today, when so many are in need of help. Surely the God who championed the Israelites in their campaigns against pagan hordes is protecting the modern crusaders of the cause of freedom.

Those who have relatives in the armed services can find security and peace of mind if they will confidently turn to God, who is indeed the preserver of man. Such ones can consign their servicemen to God's loving care, knowing that He will protect, sustain, and guide them, and that, thus inspired, they can make wise decisions and successfully perform their duties. It is just as important for the relatives to overcome a sense of fear and anxiety as it is for the men themselves to do so, and by so doing, the members of the family will be aiding the men to demonstrate fearlessness and serenity. In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 210), Mary Baker Eddy gives this counsel: "Good thoughts are an impervious armor; clad therewith you are completely shielded from the attacks of error of every sort. And not only yourselves are safe, but all whom your thoughts rest upon are thereby benefited."

A student of Christian Science, who was a pilot in the Army Air Force, took off one day in an attack bomber, only to discover upon getting it into the air that the hydraulic system had ceased functioning, and that the wing flaps and brakes would not work, nor would the wheels retract. He tried all human means to correct this difficulty, but without success.

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