I recently broke a tooth, and the dentist I normally go to for cleaning said that I needed to have oral surgery—a root canal—before she could fix it. As she does not perform this procedure, she recommended an oral surgeon and made me an appointment. I’d had the procedure before and was not looking forward to repeating the experience. 

I arrived early for the appointment, and brought along a copy of the Sentinel to read while waiting. The editorial was titled, “The healing Principle that’s discoverable—daily!” (Tony Lobl, August 23, 2021). These words from the editorial stood out to me so clearly: “This all-good, all-knowing Mind knows nothing outside of itself—nothing unlike its own infinite goodness. 

“This means that God is actually unaware of our struggles with sickness or sin. That might make God sound like an aloof and unloving Parent, an un-tender Shepherd. Yet the opposite is true. Spiritually grasping that God doesn’t know the evils we face actually brings us the most embracing sense, and proof, of being tenderly cared for by God.”