Anyone who places his reliance on the beneficial operation of divine Love can prove that God's care is always at hand. Mary Baker Eddy writes: "Divine Love is our hope, strength, and shield. We have nothing to fear when Love is at the helm of thought, but everything to enjoy on earth and in heaven." Miscellaneous Writings, p. 113 Yet at times we may long for evidence of God's help and not see it. What's missing? How can we be under the unerring, unfailing care of divine Love and yet find we're unresponsive to that support? Sometimes it would seem that just when everything is going well, and we're sure God is directing us, something happens to make us feel we've lost that support.
That happened to me many years ago in an experience I've never forgotten. When I finished my university studies, I thought everything looked rosy And for good reason. I'd completed with high honors all the academic work for a master's degree in business administration. A few weeks before completing my work, I had taken the examination required for one who wished to practice as a certified public accountant, and passed all parts of it. A well-recognized public accounting firm had promised me a job as soon as I graduated. And best of all, I was engaged to be married just as soon as I could find steady employment.
But then the bottom dropped out! My prospective employer said business was so poor he couldn't hire me after all. I was devastated. I began looking earnestly for a job. Quite a number of prospective employers said they liked the looks of my record and would like to employ me. But I heard the same story—business was so bad they weren't hiring anyone. And, of course, without a job I couldn't get married. To me, my future was bleak. For three months I looked for a job, and there was nothing in sight.
