“I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,” John 5:24
“The grass beneath our feet silently exclaims, ‘The meek shall inherit the earth.’ … Man, made in His likeness, possesses and reflects God’s dominion over all the earth.” Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy p. 516
Carpenter writes in the book Spiritual Footsteps in chapter 57, “When the Master said, “I can of mine own self do nothing,” he implied that he had no substitute human acumen or sagacity. All that he knew, all the mental powers he had, came through inspiration and reflection. Therefore, the moment he lost his inspiration, he lost his knowledge. Hence, we might modernize his above statement thus, “The only thing I can give out, is what I get from God. When I have not that, I have nothing to give.”
Jesus came to teach us about God and our relationship to Him. I realized that in the past I wasn’t really trying to get to know God much less praise Him and work for Him. I was just trying to fix my problems and have a smooth mortal existence. The Bible Study and Roundtable this last weekend gave us deep lessons on what it takes to have true healing and peace. The story of Jesus having supper with Simon the Pharisee shows us what is needed. Mary Magdalene showed her reverence through repentance, humility, gratitude, open to understand God. Simon the Pharisee was blind to his self righteousness and barrenness which had no room for knowing God. Mrs. Eddy covers this story in at least the first 8 pages of her chapter, “Christian Science Practice” showing this great need to be like Magdalene before any healing can take place. The Roundtable exposed the many errors of thinking that would impede the only true getting and basis of giving which is from God.