It is almost impossible to find an intelligent answer when fear or worry is dominating. So in every situation, every task, every crisis, we should begin with a calming operation. But how can we be unafraid?

The answer is simple. God is divine Love. God, Love, is revealed in the Bible and in Christian Science as the one and only governing power, or Principle. And man is the outcome of God. The Bible also tells us, "There is no fear in love."^{I John 4:18;}

The real nature of each of us is the perfect, spiritual expression of God's nature. As we learn to spiritually understand God we learn also to spiritually understand ourselves. The effect of such understanding is a lessening of fear in human consciousness.

In a moment of crisis Jesus' proof of calm included himself, his disciples, and all the natural elements involved. It was a stormy night. Jesus was asleep in the stern of the disciples' boat. They had roused him with their insistence that they were sinking. They reproached Jesus for his seeming lack of concern. Jesus' first response must have been to refuse to accept either the mesmerism of the scene or the fear. We read that he rebuked the wild wind and said to the sea, "Peace, be still." Then, "there was a great calm."

The crux of the whole operation was Jesus' attitude. He trusted God. His words to his disciples after the storm was subdued were, "Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?"^{Mark 4:39, 40;}

Christ Jesus lived the all-loving Principle, God. He taught people to maintain a fearless, loving, Godlike consciousness. By example he showed that this consciousness meets human needs.

The general tendency when things go wrong is to worry. It's considered unavoidable. But worry does nothing to help a situation, and it is avoidable. Fear is one element of human thought we can well do without. Christian teaching correctly aims to eliminate fear.

The disciples who were with Jesus in the boat were the same disciples who had been with him when he healed the sick through his expression of God's love. They had heard his parables about the kingdom of God, when he had spoken of the kind of consciousness that heals. Jesus' question after the storm, then, about being fearful and having no faith was fair.

Mrs. Eddy writes, "The sick are terrified by their sick beliefs, and sinners should be affrighted by their sinful beliefs; but the Christian Scientist will be calm in the presence of both sin and disease, knowing, as he does, that Life is God and God is All."^{Science and Health, p. 366;} She also states, "Christian scientific practice begins with Christ's keynote of harmony, 'Be not afraid!'"^{ibid., p. 410;}

Today, through the teachings of Christian Science and practical healing proof, we are learning that by removing fear we can remove its effects. Divine Truth and Love bring to mankind freedom from fear and its consequences. Mrs. Eddy writes: "Through divine Science, Spirit, God, unites understanding to eternal harmony. The calm and exalted thought or spiritual apprehension is at peace. Thus the dawn of ideas goes on, forming each successive stage of progress."^{ibid., p. 506.}

Progress in Christian Science is partly measurable by our approach to difficulties. The clearer our spiritual understanding of God is, the more specifically we utilize healing thoughts. Peace, joy, and love bring healing solutions. Joined with spiritual understanding, such qualities heal the sick and the sad, illustrating the practical application of divine law.

A quiet, uplifted state of thought is a healing state. Jesus maintained that state of thought. So can we all. In spiritual stillness we feel the power of God. Taking the specific remedial action of calming thought through spiritual means, we prepare ourselves to demonstrate the presence of God, good, and to heal.