In the prophetic book of Isaiah in the Bible we read, “With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee” (54:8–10).
When we feel immersed in a flood of world and personal problems, can we really believe a promise like that? A deep study of the Bible in the light of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy offers a different view of what these difficulties present. It explains that activities and forces that appear to be so powerful and make us feel so helpless, are mental influences, incorrectly suggesting that God’s spiritual, all-good creation is not all that the Bible says, and that there is a material world separate from God, susceptible to chaos, decay, and destruction. What can one person, or even many earnest people, do to combat these influences?
I unexpectedly discovered something a few summers ago that helped me understand that there is indeed something we can do.
