Alone, but Never Lonely

When Mrs. Eddy was asked by one of her students, “Mother, are you ever lonely?” her reply was, “Alone, child, but never lonely!” (“Blue Book” p. 252)

At this time of the year, when people sometimes feel lonely or alone, it's good to remember “alone ... but never lonely,” because we're always with the Christ Truth. In Isaiah, chapter 54, we read, “For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called."

A few years ago, I studied Isaiah chapter 54 in the Amplified version of the Bible, which is very, very beautiful. The footnotes of that Bible noted, “Although this chapter is primarily intended to express Zion's joy over redemption, it is also a very personal, long-neglected, and often overlooked message for women, the lonely, the disappointed, the childless, and the widow. It has all the glorious confidence and assurance of the incentive and understanding for which feminine hearts have longed throughout the ages; every woman who will read it every week for a year with a receptive heart and mind will find herself not only spiritually prepared for her childlessness or widowhood, should it come, but also supplied with rich treasure with which to address the similar needs of countless other aching hearts to whom the holy spirit is here speaking.”

This was beautiful, and it made me so grateful for the Bible, that meets the needs of all people, wherever we are, whatever we're experiencing. Whatever comfort we need, it is expressed in our beautiful Holy Bible.