Article July 27, 1974 Issue

God's Perfect Children

JOANNE ELIZABETH DAWN

A scream, a scuffle, the crash of blocks, and then a loud wail issued from the children's room, followed by the tearful presence of our four-year-old. It had been a difficult afternoon. After having pushed his brother and kicked his toys, this little boy now came to me crying and saying that his ear hurt.

As a student of Christian Science, I had learned that God is the perfect Father and Mother of everyone, including this child. I remembered that the Bible says, "God created man in his own image .... And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." Gen. 1:27, 31;

Was it His image I saw crying in front of me? Surely not! An earache isn't good, and neither is misbehavior, so I knew that these didn't come from God. They belonged to a false image, a mistaken view of the very good child God created. That perfect child is spiritual and reflects the joy, health, and harmony of his creator.

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