“If we array thought in mortal vestures"

[JoanneF]

“If we array thought in mortal vestures, it must lose its immortal nature.” (S&H 260:28)

What struck me this week, was that it says thought that is arrayed — not a physical body. Another word for “vestures” is “habits,” and “array” means to splendidly adorn or bedeck. So what mortal habits am I splendidly adorning my thought in? Impatience, willfulness, discouragement, self-pity, undisciplined disorder or irregularity? If I indulge in these thoughts, I am hugging my tatters round about me, and will never realize my true being, my immortality as God’s idea. Mrs. Eddy says, “Let us disrobe error. Then, when the winds of God blow, we shall not hug our tatters close about us.” (S&H 201:14-16)

Later on the Lesson tells us to “divest thought of false trusts,” where “divest” means to strip of clothes. So, again, I am told to throw off all these shabby old “mental clothes,” — a false trust in a mind apart from God, — and be reclothed in my rightful mind — immortal, divine Mind.

“Dear Lord and Father of us all,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind;
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.” (CS Hymn #49)

[Florence]

Beautiful, thank you! The whole idea of having on the “right garment” is imperative! The garment of Divine Love alone is in accord with our true being…as sons and daughters of royalty! The King of Love our Father.

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