Article October 8, 1979 Issue

Who's in control?

DEBORAH THOMAS BUCHANAN

Do you ever feel like a helpless onlooker? In personal relationships, business situations, or world affairs we may be tempted to regard ourselves as the victims of circumstance, unable to govern our lives. What can we do?

We can acknowledge God's omnipotence. Christian Science attributes all power to God, Principle, and acknowledges the powerlessness of evil as proved by Christ Jesus. Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health: "There is no power apart from God. Omnipotence has all-power, and to acknowledge any other power is to dishonor God. The humble Nazarene overthrew the supposition that sin, sickness, and death have power. He proved them powerless."^{Science and Health, p. 228;}

Accepting the omnipotence and omnipresence of God's government allows us to see this control as effectively operating in our lives. No situation is outside the control of God's all-embracing care. Calamity and disaster have no part in God's universe.

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