The divine Love that constitutes God is never absent, and never tires of providing good for His/Her creation. Knowing this is a form of prayer that never goes unanswered. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, wrote in her primary work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need,” and that “this seeming vacuum is already filled with divine Love.” That applies to all of humanity, and we are part of the outflow of divine good when we participate in local and worldwide relief efforts.
Prayerful caring for others, leading to financial contributions or donations of time and energy, necessarily implies that we ourselves are also cared for. No one is left out of God’s care, and we can therefore expect to see in our own lives a reflection of the good that we bestow on others. The Old Testament relates a beautiful example of this in the book of Job, where it says, “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” This is not a formula for personal accrual of wealth, but an acknowledgment of the caring that is divine Love itself.
