I had just returned from taking my husband to the airport for a business trip when he called to say that his flight had been canceled because of dense fog. All the passengers were going to be transported by bus to another airport not so affected by the fog. This change in plans was a relatively small interruption of his trip, but recent news reports of accidents attributed to this kind of fog made me feel concern for his safety. My husband and I spoke of the importance of reassuring ourselves of God's ever-present care and guidance in all situations. As I turned from the phone, I thought, "We are always safe with God, because there is never a moment when we could be separated from Him." God is the creator of the universe, including man, and that is where we live—in God's universe. The Bible refers to God as Spirit and to man as God's offspring, His likeness. Man is spiritual, not material, reflecting Spirit. As a result of man's relationship to God, man is always safe and sound.

The phrase "moving in the harmony of Science" came to my thought as I was acknowledging in prayer that God is All and man can never be outside of His presence. The phrase is part of this sentence found in Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy: "All of God's creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless, useful, indestructible" (p. 514). I could see that everyone involved in this situation, including the bus driver, other drivers on the highway, the pilot of the plane, were all actually "God's creatures, moving in the harmony of Science."

Man's safety in the harmony of God's government was proved by Christ Jesus when, for example, he was traveling with his disciples in a ship and a fierce storm came up (see Mark 4:35—41). He was completely unafraid, apparently, because his disciples found him "asleep on a pillow," as the Gospel relates. His disciples, however, were very frightened for their safety and came to him for help, asking him how he could sleep when they were all in danger of perishing! He got up and with authority said, "Peace, be still." The Bible reports that "the wind ceased, and there was a great calm." Understanding that God governs all, Jesus silenced so-called material laws, which claim that man can be placed in some unsafe situation. He proved that man in God's likeness is always secure.

As we learn more of God's all-power, we begin to see man's inherent safety, his exemption from harm or danger, and freedom from chance or accident. Nothing in God's universe, which is already perfect and complete, could occur by chance, because His direction is always without fault.

What do we do if, after we have reasoned along these lines and affirmed God's control, the suggestion presents itself that this situation is different, that there is danger out there! In the first place, it is important to recognize such arguments as suggestion, the outcome of a false sense that intelligence can be separate from God and be confused and fearful. True thoughts come only from God, and the message of man's unchanging safety is certainly a thought from God! Believing in danger "out there" is admitting that there is some place apart from God. Yet in reality, we dwell only in His kingdom, forever, without risk or peril.

To demonstrate this fact requires vigilance. Mrs. Eddy urges: "Watch, and pray daily that evil suggestions, in whatever guise, take no root in your thought nor bear fruit. Ofttimes examine yourselves, and see if there be found anywhere a deterrent of Truth and Love, and 'hold fast that which is good'" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, pp. 128—129). This kind of prayer to God and self-examination of our thinking needs to take place on a daily, even hourly, basis so we are prepared and alert to meet any circumstance with spiritual truth. If the slightest suggestion of inharmony or danger, whether in travel to a distant land or in our daily routine, presents itself, we are fortified with a certainty of God's allness and so are ready to combat erroneous thoughts. And that is all we are dealing with—mistaken suggestions coming to our thinking for acceptance. If we refuse to entertain these kinds of thoughts—with God-given authority deny them any place in our thinking—they cannot bear the fruits of belief in danger, disaster, or disease.

After that foggy morning, my husband called to let me know that he had arrived at his final destination without further incident. Of course I was very grateful for this news, but I was even more grateful for the opportunity to think more deeply about our safety in God's presence. Through such watchful prayer and through rejoicing in what God is, each of us can help bring to light for the benefit of all the fact that we are always safe wherever we are.