Hey there. We've enjoyed having you here for this week's inspiration on the Christian Science Daily Lift. With us today is Rebecca Joy Clower. She's from Westboro, Massachusetts. My son loves listening to hymns before bed each night.

When he was a preschooler, one of his favorites was Him 500 from the Christian Science hymnal.

The refrain reads in part,

Tender mercies, oh, tender mercies,

"'Tender mercies are holding me.'"

At one point, my son struggled with frequent nightmares.

My husband and I tried reasoning with him

and following online tips to solve the problem,

but nothing was working.

Then one evening before bed, we talked with him about how

next time he had a scary dream, he could ask God what he needed to know. And doing so would let him

see how God was actually in control of the situation. The first thing next morning, my son said he'd had a scary dream the night

before, but tender mercies, he said to me sweetly. He was totally at peace and went about his day

normally. That was several years ago, and the problem never returned. What had happened that night?

My son naturally accepted that as God's beloved spiritual child, he was secure in love, which is another name for God. As the last verse of the hymn says,

so no matter the need and no matter the threat, I am secure in your love, no fear, no regret.

Can there be a sweeter comfort, a grace more divine, than the thought that your love is here

and is mine?

Just as a young child instantly accepts that divine love is present right now,

we also can accept that we are right now one with God.

We don't need to overthink or worry about whether God can help us.

Divine love is larger than any human affection.

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