Help right at hand

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble," the Bible teaches.  For centuries people have found comfort in this promise of God's loving cae and have turned to Him in times of danger and mental turmoil.  Today, there are those who rely solely on God for help in sickness -- and they find healing.

The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes:  "To ignore God as of little use in sickness is a mistake.  Instead of thrusting Him aside in times of bodily trouble, and waiting for the hour of strength in which to acknowledge Him, we should learn that He can do all things for us in sickness as in health."  Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, page 166

I personally have experienced God's healing help in various physical difficulties, not to mention overcoming the effects of injuries from accidents -- some that were amazingly quick.  And more than once, what looked like an oncoming physical problem was completely averted through prayerful reliance on God's love and care.

Prayer in the highest sense is the discernment through spiritual understanding, of God's perfect universe and man.  Despite appearances, God's creation is ideal, expressing His nature.  Disease and suffering are inherent in a misconception, or false sense, of what God has created.

Acknowledging through prayer the truth of our unbreakable relationship to God, the one infinite Mind, brings out thought more into line with spiritual perfection.  Then harmony replaces discord both mentally and outwardly.

Many people have been taught to pray for God's help in difficulties, but few rely on Him to heal disease.  Christ Jesus, our Lord and Master, turning contantly to God, healed pain, disease, deformity, and restored life.  Jesus didn't turn to his Father and our Father in mere optimism, just hoping He would hear; he knew He would.  The Saviour's understanding of man's unit with the creator gave him absolute assurance that He answers every call.  This mighty exponent of God's omnipotence demonstrated beyond doubt, for all people and for all time, the divine help that is always at hand.

Christian Science, the Science of Christ, reveals through healing that man is actually spiritual, not material, not at the mercy of fear or pain.  He can never, for even an instant, be deprived of His Father's ever-present care.  When such truths are brought to bear on a particular trouble through the enlightened prayer Christ Jesus taught and practiced -- and even if the physical need seems pressing -- the result can be a swift and sure restoration of harmony.