What holds man in safety? He is held perpetually by Truth and Love in the immutable harmony of divine Being, within the perfect laws of unerring Principle, in the infinite power of eternal Life. Christian Science teaches that God is man's only parent, his Father and Mother, his only real relative. How is man held? By the eternal bands of Soul.
In human relationships the child is in the custody of and under the control of his parents, but in truth man is in God's care. This fact was a source of guidance and strength to several of the characters in the Bible. The Psalmist sang (Ps. 2:7), "The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son." Isaiah understood God to declare (43: 1), "Thou art mine." On many occasions Jesus was sustained by the fact that he was God's beloved Son. Conscious that he was held in eternal Life by the strength of Spirit, Jesus could answer Pilate's question (John 19:10), "Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?" with the words, "Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above."
Today it is important to know that God sustains one's true being, for this truth can free him from the many claims which material sense attempts to hold over society. Our work is to insist that decency, purity, high purpose, and love govern our young people rather than ambition, intrigue, and immorality—traits which foster delinquency. Alcohol, drugs, lax moral conduct, and crime relinquish their grip before the might of Spirit.
