Sheltered in Him

        A fellow Christian Scientist said recently, "If we don't know we're always in God's presence, where are we looking for our safety?"

        The Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy are helping me to do this, to feel God ever present.

        The Bible says, "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations."  (Psalms 90:1)  To really comprehend this glorious fact of man's perfect unity with God, good, is to enjoy His sheltering care under every conceivable human circumstance.  We can never for a moment be outside the sphere of divine Love's protecting, saving influence. 

        And Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures:  "Existence, separate from divinity, Science explains as impossible."

        The physical senses tell us we're subject to the material conditions surrounding us, that despite the precautions we may take for personal safety, we still remain pretty much potential victims of things we can't control. Christian Science maintains the opposite view.  Its teachings assure us that man -- the spiritual, God-created man referred to in the first chapter of the Bible -- is the beloved child of its Maker, divine Mind, never for an instant separated from His all-encompassing care. 

        Our Master, Christ Jesus, certainly relied on God whenever he was in a dangerous situation.  It was his absolute conviction of being inseparable from his Father that empowered Jesus to demonstrate dominion over any circumstance.  It can do the same for you and me.

        Jesus said, "He that sent me is with me:  the Father hath not left me alone."  Nor does our loving Father ever leave us alone and unprotected; rather, He keeps each and every one of us continuously sheltered in His omnipotence care.  Understanding this, we can feel God's all-encircling presence  -- wherever we go, wherever we are.