If We Feel Engulfed by trouble and don't know which way to turn for help, we can turn with assurance to God. Countless people since Biblical times have found Him to be "a very present help in trouble." Ps. 46:1 The presence of God means the presence of harmony, the presence of joy, the presence of well-being. And Christian Science, interpreting the Scriptures spiritually, reveals God to be ever present. As we gain the right understanding of Him, and realize that as limitless Spirit He is always with us, we find this understanding to be practical. More good appears in our lives; there's less discord.
What are we
listening to,
and where are
we looking
for truth?
There was a time when I was unhappy because circumstances made it necessary to move to a new home, and I felt trapped. After the move, I was unsure if it was, after all, the right step. One day as I was seeking consolation in God, these words came to thought: "joys supernal flow from that Love, divinely near." The actual words by Mary Baker Eddy are:
