Article September 18, 1948 Issue

"THE FOCUS OF IDEAS"

SPENCER E. HOLLOND

Mary Baker Eddy tells us in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" that the divine Mind alone heals. If the divine Mind does the healing, what part do you or I have in this healing?

If we want an answer to this question, we must turn to Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, and learn from his words and from the example of his works. He said (John 14:10), "The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." In other words, the Master knew that his real individuality reflected the divine Mind. He spoke as Mind's manifestation and in this way expressed the healing message of divine Love, and we must do the same. But how can we do this?

Our Leader writes (Science and Health, p. 295): "The manifestation of God through mortals is as light passing through the windowpane. The light and the glass never mingle, but as matter, the glass is less opaque than the walls. The mortal mind through which Truth appears most vividly is that one which has lost much materiality—much error—in order to become a better transparency for Truth. Then, like a cloud melting into thin vapor, it no longer hides the sun."

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