Article June 4, 1979 Issue

No space for evil in the presence of God

ALAN A. AYLWIN

When I was a small child, I had a nightmare where, in a semi-awake condition, I saw a dangerous animal in the corner of my bedroom. I cried out, and my father woke up and came to me. When I pointed in terror to the corner of my room, he went and stood there, showing me that he was filling all the space where danger seemed to be.

Many times in later years when I have been tempted to be afraid, I have harked back to that experience. Its simple lesson has reminded me that God, my real Father-Mother, is totally present at all times and under all circumstances. Literally, the one infinite Spirit, divine Love, is filling all the space where matter and its seemingly frightening conditions appear to be.

Always fear is the result of ignorance. We're being unwittingly taken in by the false evidence of the material senses. We're afraid of what we see because we have been falsely educated to accept without question that "seeing is believing." Mrs. Eddy tells us: "By those uninstructed in Christian Science, nothing is really understood of material existence. Mortals are believed to be here without their consent and to be removed as involuntarily, not knowing why nor when. As frightened children look everywhere for the imaginary ghost, so sick humanity sees danger in every direction, and looks for relief in all ways except the right one."^{Science and Health, p. 371;}