Editorial October 7, 2019 ISSUE

Wrapping our prayers around the immigration crisis

Elizabeth Schaefer

I live in a city in the United States close to the Mexican border, where immigration has long been a part of daily community life. I’ve benefited from the influx of business resulting from international trade and have enjoyed friendships with those who have come from other countries. But I’ve also been saddened by the human tragedies that have occurred, the illegal drug runners flying unmarked planes low over pastures, and the increasing political attention and divisiveness the immigration issue has engendered.

This issue and other world problems call for prayers that make a difference. Christian Science explains that whatever we realize as true of God and His creation on an individual level is also true of God and His creation on a global scale. It’s not the scale of the problem but the view of God that makes the difference.

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