Article January 14, 2019 Issue

God’s mothering love: An ever-present help

Rosalie E. Dunbar

I’ve often felt comforted and helped by these words from Psalm 46: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (verse 1). To me, the idea of “refuge” includes the mothering aspect of God that Mary Baker Eddy perceived through her discovery of Christian Science. I have experienced God’s mothering many times.

The psalm goes on to say, “Therefore will not we fear” (verse 2). Even in times when I am afraid, I mentally insist that God is in control, and that no matter how I feel emotionally, I know my divine Father-Mother (and yours) is with me, a loving guide and protector.

This conviction was tested last spring, in the middle of April. My longtime friend and housemate had died a few days before. She had always helped me with my taxes, but with the suddenness of her passing, I hadn’t even thought about them. The realization that the forms were due sent me into feverish efforts to fill them out. But my panicked efforts were of no avail. I tried and tried to complete the forms but couldn’t figure out how to find the details of my taxes, which my friend usually supplied.

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