Mankind need the comforting assurance of the impartiality of divine Love. The belief that either nature or circumstance can deprive some individuals or nations of things which are needful, but which others have in abundance, has been a source of rebellion and war during all periods in history.
From the material viewpoint it appears that good is limited and unequally divided; that if one gains, someone else must lose; that if one is preferred, another must be rejected. Spiritual perception reverses this belief and shows how all can avail themselves of divine Love's care and provision. Mary Baker Eddy makes this arresting statement in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 318): "Mine and thine are obsolete terms in absolute Christian Science, wherein and whereby the universal brotherhood of man is stated and demands to be demonstrated."
Christ Jesus exemplified universal brotherhood. When he fed the five thousand with only five loaves and two fishes, he proved that a blessing for one is a blessing for all. He knew that it is not limited matter, but infinite Spirit, which supplies the needs of men, and his certainty of the inexhaustible source of all good was made evident in more than enough food to feed the multitude.
