Computer technology has contributed much to quicker and safer travel. However, despite all refinements and technical know-how, many travelers still find that an unwanted hanger-on seeks to go along with them on their trips. This unseen and unwelcome partner argues, sometimes very forcibly, that while we are traveling we are not completely safe. How can we silence these aggressive suggestions and always enjoy our journeys?

Fear is a state of thought that arises through ignorance or through our contemplating an unpleasant situation or thing. It is often the result of accepting into conscious thought something as true that is, in fact, untrue. When we see clearly that there is no truth in what we fear, we are no longer afraid, for if fear has no reality for us it has no power over us.

Why are the causes of fear unreal? Because God is the only cause. His harmonious control is the only reality of the universe. God, Love, takes care of man and creation. He does not allow harm, discord, or accident to occur in His spiritual universe. When we understand this truth, we gain sure peace and safety wherever we are.

To correct fear we need to change our thought from what appears to be the case to what we know is, in reality, the truth. Mrs. Eddy writes, "Nothing but the power of Truth can prevent the fear of error, and prove man's dominion over error." ^{Science and Health, p. 380;}

Anyone faced with the problems of travel can handle, through Christian Science, any incorrect states of thought that give rise to fear. Thereby he can render them void of any power to control him or make his trips miserable. He corrects these erroneous states of thought by prayerfully acknowledging that man's true safety lies at all times with God, divine ever-present Love; by knowing that evil in any guise is incapable of controlling man; by understanding that man is forever the pure reflection of divine Mind because, in reality, there is only God and His perfect universe, including man as His idea.

Our mandate and power to deal successfully with any adverse condition come direct from God. By understanding that the ever-present law of divine Love is continuously governing and controlling man, we can counteract and destroy evil. There is no need to be deluded by erroneous mortal evidence appearing in the guise of our thoughts.

Positive prayerful work enables us to clearly understand that every mode of transportation is under the protection and guidance of spiritual law. It is God's unerring law, expressed in human alertness, intelligence, and obedience to right direction, that holds the airplane at the required altitude, the ship on its course, and the motorcar in the correct traffic lane. Divine Mind intelligently governs and controls every one of His individual ideas. We can see those individuals who are operating various vehicles not as faulty human beings but as ideas of God constantly reflecting the wisdom of divine Mind.

Christ Jesus showed us that God was at the helm of his human life, governing it harmoniously. On one occasion, in the midst of a tempest, Jesus proved to his disciples his God-given dominion. In Matthew we read: "When he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm." ^{Matt. 8:23–26;}

Christ Jesus knew better than to accept the destructive turbulence of the wind and waves as a controlling power. God was his source of control, and he expected his followers to exercise the same divine capability in their lives. He gently rebuked them for their lack of trust in God's power and silenced the tempest with those mighty words, "Peace, be still." ^{Mark 4:39;}

Jesus obtained his authority direct from God, and he showed how, as God's loved children, we can utilize God's power and intelligently rebuke discord of all sorts. He showed us that under God's care we live in peace and safety, or as the Psalmist puts it, "In the secret place of the most High." ^{Ps. 91:1.}

Right where we are, God is. It is His love that protects and cares for us every moment. As we understand these wonderful truths, we gain freedom from any sense of fear, and we are enabled to deal intelligently with adverse circumstances. We find that we are demonstrating man's God-given dominion and freedom over the untrue suggestions of material sense. We are affirming that there is only spiritual law in operation, and that this law is the law of perfect peace and harmony.

To maintain our freedom in this way, we need to acknowledge continually and joyfully that man is held forever in God's law of harmony. We need to demonstrate daily this wonderful spiritual fact of man's unity with his Father-Mother, God. We can safely trust God to care for His forever loved idea, man.

As we trust God in this way, we find that instead of being afraid on our trips we have a most welcome companion: the ever-present Christ, the practical, spiritual Truth whereby we find our unbroken unity with our creator.