Article September 30, 1939 ISSUE

The Disciples and the Multitude

NORA P. DARLING

The Master's disciples were comparatively few in number Jesus chose them because of their receptivity to his teachings; but the multitudes were attracted more by his healing power and the benefits which it brought to them. In John's Gospel it is recorded that "a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased." On one occasion Jesus said to the Jews which believed him, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." What distinguished the disciples from others was their greater consecration to his teachings, which enabled them to reflect more consistently the qualities which Jesus himself reflected, and through this understanding to heal the sick and sinning, as he taught them to do.

In the account of the feeding of the four thousand, as given in the fifteenth chapter of Matthew, we read, "And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude." Well might each one today ask himself, Am I seeking Christian Science for the material benefits which I may receive, or is my object to attain a higher spiritual understanding of Christ, Truth? Am I seeking only the loaves and fishes, or am I striving to receive the Christ in my own thinking and living? Am I reflecting in my daily life the qualities which show forth man's oneness with God?

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