The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

ful BELIEF, the spiritual Jesus was
imperceptible to them" Is. and
H. p.S14). Indeed. not only was the
real Jesus spiritual, but we our
selves, In our real being, are the
manifestation OF Life, or Spirit
which Is God. II may not yet en-
tirely appear what we shall be, but
whatever 1t is. healthy, wealthy,
wise, successful. harmonious, beau
tiful. useful. It must be now, for
there is no past nor future time In
reality. The present Ii just the
presence (the consciousness) OF
God and His man. In reality you
are we'll and harmori us now, and
you can actually realize It now as
truly as you will when he shall
appear" Il John 3.2) Christ, the
spiritual idea Of Truth, appears now
as surely "As In blest Palestina's
hour" tChrist and Christmas.
Poems) This is the actually Of
being, all we can hope for in realiza-
ton here and now. Is not this
the Christ, the idea, conscious.
ness, of Truth. "or look we for an
other?" (Luke 7:19)a Indeed, what
are we waiting for, you and I? Now
Is the day we are saved. Now is
the accepted and only acceptable
time, for NOW are we the sons Of
God" the heirs TO all good. Our al
legiance to God Is properly ex-
pressed in manifesting His name,
the nature Of good, In all His syno-
nyms. In Science and Health seven
Of these synonyms for God are
enumerated by Mrs. Eddy. Mind.
Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life. Truth,
Love-" How we'll this allegiance to
God orsreflection Of these synonyms
is illustrated in Portals observation
to Nerissa ("Merchant Of venice"):
"That light we seeis burning in my
hall; I'D
How far that little candle throws
Its beams!, ts
SO shines a good deed in naughty
4, world" ,..,s .s...sss.
Light does not dissipate itself
but 1t does dissipate darkness.
Spiritual sense dissipates material
Again, reflection does not separate
the image from the original, nor
does reflection diminish the orig
inal. The light beam Is not sep.
arate from the, candle, yet 1t Is not
part of the candle. Separated from
the candle the light would disap-
pear. Interpose an opaque barrier
between the candle and the light
beam and there will be no light on
the barrier side; but on the candle
side the light will continue una
bated and unaffected. Unob-
structed, the candle throws its
beams in every direction and thus
Whatever blesses one blesses ALL"
Jesus said, speaking as the real
man, the Christ, II am the light Of
the world" (John 8:12). And st
John declared: This then Is the
message which we have heard Of
him, and declare unto you, that God
is light, and in him is no darkness
at ALL" Il John 1:5) Allegiance to
God is the reflecting of that spirit
ual light, the reflecting Of divine
Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Love,
Truth, Life, and this reflection IL
lumines all our earthly experience.
SUBoRDINATION OF THE HUI
MAN TO THE DIVINE
Christians surely must agree that
Christ Jesus is the Exemplar, to be
initiated, and Christian Scientists
agree also that Mrs. Eddy is their
Leader, to be followed. Christian
Scientists know that blessings sure.
ly will accrue to us In doing as the
Master did, and in walking in the
footsteps of our Leader as she fol-
lowed Christ. Now both Jesus and
Mrs. Eddy subordinated the hui
man to the divine. Jesus gave God
the glory and yielded Him un-
swerving obedience. He enjoined
upon us: seek We first the king
dom OF God, and His righteousness;
and all these things shall be added
into you" (Matt. 6:33). No priva-
ton nor limitation of fall these
(good) things" but just subordi-
nation In all things, of the human
interests to the divine ideal. Note
how Jesus, although not ignoring
nor neglecting human obligations,
made secondary the human sense Of
sonship and Of filial duty, and even
the human sense of love. He said:
"call no man your father upon the
earth" (Matt. $500. He loved his
mother not less, but his divine
Father-Mother more, when he said
to Mary: Woman, what have to
do with thee?" John 2:4) And did
he not say to both Mary and Jo-
seph: twist We not that must be
about my Fathers business?"
duke 2:49) And again when his
family came to urge him to go
with them he asked: who is my
mother? and who are my brethren?"
and answered: whatsoever shall
do the will Of my Father :, the
same is my brother, and sister,
and mother" (Matt. 12:4S) He al
lowed nothing to be of prime impor-
lance but the divinity of his being
and acting. He came to be the Sa.
viour of the world, and he sub
ordinated all human desires to that
accomplishment. Yet on the cross he
thought tenderly Of his mother, and
left instructions for her care. And
his subordination of the human
sense Of family ties and obligations
to the divine, was followed by his
mother and brethren meeting In
prayer with his disciples ,immedi-
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