Never too late to love, those kids.

It’s never too late to get it right, to love as God loves. When we care deeply for others, there are so many views of what love should look like.

If you are a parent, or one involved in a role of parenting, almost automatically comes the thought that you are completely responsible for the child, now and forever! When a child appears on the scene, most often it is quickly seen as “my child.” The parent will naturally feel great love for the child, but that might also include heavy responsibility or fear. Perhaps as a parent, we might even be tempted to feel helpless in how our human relationships develop.

Bringing a spiritual vantage point will free us to see relationships through fresh views.  Our deep love for one another identifies each individual with God, who is man’s life. God is, and always has been, the only Creator of the universe, inclusive of man. Individual man, not being mortal or material, but wholly spiritual, has always, only, had that real, true, right relationship which governs all other relationships. Christian Science establishes our understanding of man forever one with his Father-Mother God.

Our guidance comes with Christ Jesus, who gave us the model for his own prayer, “Our Father which art in heaven.” And the spiritual interpretation of the prayer, in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mrs. Eddy, further defines the one Parent, “Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious.” P . 16.

This establishes each one as one with his true Parent, forever, always, now. It’s never too late to see each relationship already in its proper place, each individual already one with his true Father-Mother. Being one with God, Spirit, eliminates all other options. Fear and false responsibility yield to trust in God’s omnipotent, ever-present care, provision and protection.

Our understanding of God’s love for His children, His precious ideas, never fails to be effective in our healing work, for others as well as for ourselves. Our understanding that each one whom we love, or for whom we seem responsible, is already, right now, and permanently unvaryingly inseparable from his Creator, his true Parent.

This oneness is permanent, actually eternal. Therefore, each one that you and I love so dearly, but for whom we may feel concern, in our prayer and thought with confidence give him or her, or them! to God. The oneness of God, Spirit, and man, spiritual, is the best news for everyone! This being already true, it is a simple, prayerful acknowledgment of spiritual fact.

Can we see how working from this wonderful vantage point trusts these dear children, and ourselves, and all children, to Love’s care! No one left out. This trusts their care to God, our care to God. Each and every one beautifully complete.

And as the present is God-governed, then that which we call the future, for each and every one, is God-governed as well.  Let’s know that for those we know and love, and those we may not know, yet still love, as God’s beloved children.

Start and stay here with God!  The safe place now and then.