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Following the example set by the question-and-answer columns in the early Journals, when Mary Baker Eddy was Editor, this column will respond to general queries from Journal readers— such as the one above—with responses from Journal readers. It will not cover questions about how to interpret statements in Mrs. Eddy's writings. There's more information at the end of the column about how to submit questions.

YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

From the July 2006 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Testimonies of healing in the Christian Science magazines occasionally describe experiences of what might be called premonitions—people responding to divine direction; for example, someone might feel the impulse to change lanes on the highway just before a boulder rolls down the mountain. In situations like this, it seems that God must know about falling boulders in order to alert the spiritually attuned driver to the need to change lanes. Yet such a conclusion flies in the face of an all-good God who knows nothing about evil or matter. How can situations involving advance warning of danger be explained?

A1 Traditional theology teaches that a higher power intervenes to protect us from accidents. And this rationale might lead the relieved driver to think, "Thank you, God, for telling me to switch lanes."

But what's the divine perspective on these narrow escapes? Does Deity foresee impending danger and then alert the potential victim? That kind of logic would be hard to reconcile with a God who, as you say, is all good and knows nothing about evil. Christian Science does confirm your description of our divine Parent. The Almighty beholds the very-goodness of His creation, where there is never a lapse from perfection or harmony to subvert His beneficient rule. God knows only that His children live and move in His heavenly kingdom, where uninterrupted good is the only reality.

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