From the August 2024 issue of The Christian Science Journal
Each day brings added proofs that God is indeed “our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” as the psalmist described (Psalms 46:1). This was evident last summer after I accidently deeply cut my foot on thick broken glass left outside a store when I was wearing thin-soled flip-flops. Several strangers kindly offered various types of assistance. Three of them called 911 for emergency medical assistance, but ended their calls when I assured them I would seek appropriate care immediately.
I had already begun reaching out in prayer for such care from God through Christian Science, the divine law of God. Because I knew God as divine Mind, the source of all wisdom, it was natural to seek God’s direction about what to do. I saw strangers’ kind offers of assistance as reflecting God’s nonstop love and care for all of His creation.