Fathfulness, our loyalty to God.

[KarenM]

In the lesson this week, Jesus says to the centurion who beseeched him to heal his servant, “…I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” In Science and Health on page 34 in the lesson it says, “As a reward for his faithfulness, he (Christ Jesus) would disappear to material sense in that change which has since been called the ascension.”

Faithfulness—fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to duty,
Strict performance of promises, or covenants
Constancy of affection
Loyalty—Faithful
Faithful—Firm in adherence to the truth
(all definitions Webster’s 1828 dictionary)

I had to ask myself how faithful am I? What does it really mean to be faithful and what does that look like? It means being faithful to my understanding of God, Truth. If I am anywhere else in my thinking other than firm adherence to my unity with God, I am being distracted, drawn apart, confused all in the attempt to separate me from God, which I could see was being disloyal to the God I profess to love with all my heart and soul and mind.
Distraction—a drawing apart; separation
Confusion from a multiplicity of objects crowding on the mind and calling the attention in different ways.

I saw so much clearer that I could really spiritually not care what was going on around me, no matter how it seemed to feel. I wanted most to be loyal to God, to be faithful to him and that meant to know that there was nothing here or anywhere that needs healing, just the revealing that “All reality is in God and His creation, harmonious and eternal.”(Science and Health 472)

[spencel]

Thank you! In reading this post it brought to thought the sepulchre story in our Lesson this week.

I never thought much before how different the reactions to the angel were between the women disciples and the keepers of the grave. I am sure it was the faithfulness and pure affection (heart, soul, and mind) of the women for the Christ that they left with great joy and shared the message that Christ Jesus had risen! So different than the keepers who shook and become “as dead men” This quality of thought in the women enable them to speak to the angel and get the message “fear not.” I am sure this gave them great courage during this time.

Matthew 28 : 1-10
“And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen …

And they (Mary Magdalene and the other Mary) departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.”

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