Thank you for pointing this out. This is one of the requirements that Jesus lists as necessary to be a disciple. Jesus bore his cross. When told to stop teaching and healing, he did it anyway, obeying God’s requirements in spite of the threats and, finally, crucifixion. And he left the world an infinitely better place for it. Mrs. Eddy bore her cross. When nearly penniless and told by family members to give up this ridiculous idea, she pursued it anyway and left the world a much better place for it.
We each have a divine purpose. We have opportunities each day to stand for the truth, to offer a cup of cold water in Christ’s name, to rebuke the errors that confront us. And our willingness to withstand the opposition, whether it be ridicule, threats, loss of loved ones, or even bodily harm, is our cross to bear. It is the mental attitude that to obey God is the only thing that matters; that “with God, all things are possible”; and that “all things work together for good to them that love God.” It is the state of thought that has dominion over all the world. Mrs. Eddy refers to this moral courage as “the lion of the tribe of Judah.”
I am so grateful to Mrs. Eddy for her bearing her cross and being the faithful disciple. She has blessed the world immeasurably.