In the study of Christian Science everyday life provides food for thought, study, and progress. Often a small event sows the tiny seed of Truth, which—if cultivated—will grow into a sturdy tree of spiritual understanding. Small happenings can teach big lessons. In my own experience one such small, insignificant event, which took place not so long ago, opened up for me a new vista of good's omnipresence.

I was put in charge of a lively shepherd dog that was to spend eight days alone in a friend's living room. I went to see Penny as often as possible to keep her out of mischief, and I took her for a walk twice a day. Then a snowstorm was predicted by the weather bureau, and I thought, "Do I have to take that bundle of pent-up energy through the snow and on slippery sidewalks?"

In my study of Christian Science I focused that week on the thought that good must prevail because God is in control, and I interpreted "good" in this case as "no snow." However, though the predicted snowstorm held off for a few days, one morning we found ourselves under a blanket about five inches deep. To my surprise, Penny loved it. She romped in the yard all by herself and got so much exercise I didn't have to walk her.

Now I had prayed that good might prevail. It worked out differently from the way I had outlined—that there should be no snowstorm—but good definitely did prevail.

This little incident reminded me once more of an important lesson: not to outline humanly how events should work out. As the Bible says, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." ^{Prov. 3:5;}

Listening further to what divine Mind was showing me, I gained a much better insight into the nature of good. It is not that which says "amen" to whatever our wishes are, or to what we think should happen. Good is God, divine Mind, which acts constantly to maintain the perfection of true being. In her article "Christian Theism" Mrs. Eddy writes, "Seek the Anglo-Saxon term for God, and you will find it to be good; then define good as God, and you will find that good is omnipotence, has all power; it fills all space, being omnipresent; hence, there is neither place nor power left for evil." ^{Miscellaneous Writings, pp. 13—14;}

If the omnipresence and omnipotence of good is persistently accepted in human consciousness, good does permeate the whole human experience. Christian Science healing is based on these spiritual facts, and we often find that the beneficial influence of God, good, heals not only that for which the treatment was requested but also other sometimes half-forgotten ailments, or bad behavior, or moral weakness. This is why healing in Christian Science proves to be the perfect cure; it brings to light the beauty of holiness, of wholeness, in which all reality is bathed in the atmosphere of divine good.

We can welcome the fullness of good and let it radiate freely through our entire human experience. But this is the crucial test: We must let it radiate. When we outline how we want to see good manifested—in my case, by our having no snowstorm—we limit our expectation, limit our sense of good. Imagine the effrontery of putting ourselves in the position where we would limit the infinite, the illimitable!

What incredible potential the understanding of the allness of good holds for us! We learn why Christ Jesus could say with complete conviction, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." ^{Matt. 7:7.} Good is never absent. Its presence is the answer to every problem, because good denies the actuality of all evil and was there already when the difficulty suggested itself to human consciousness. Striving to abandon our erroneous concepts built on the fictitious absence of good and rejoicing in the allness of God, we'll abundantly experience the blessings of the divine presence.