Article October 7, 1950 Issue

CLAD IN THE ROBES OF CHRIST

NORMAN BLODGETT HOLMES

Many are familiar with the Bible account in Genesis of Joseph and his many-colored coat, given to him by his father, Jacob. It tells us that Joseph's brothers were so blinded by resentment that they stripped him of his beautiful coat and then sold him into slavery in Egypt, but that he overcame all subsequent difficulties through his steadfast trust in God, attained high honor and position, and climaxed with tenderness and love a mighty career. Although bereft of his coat of many colors, the gift of a human father, Joseph proved that his real selfhood was clothed with the omnipotence of Mind, the eternal gift of the one Father-Mother God to His children.

In later centuries Jesus was clothed in even greater measure with the divine nature, or Christ, which he lived and demonstrated. In our age Mary Baker Eddy, herself clad in the Christly garment of righteousness, points out in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," that the spiritual, eternal nature of God has clothed receptive hearts in all ages with the power and might of Love to heal diseases and to conquer sin and death. In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 247) she declares: "Christ is meekness and Truth enthroned.Put on the robes of Christ, and you will be lifted up and will draw all men unto you." As we cast aside the cloak of a false material sense of life with its self-will and limitation, we find the real man, God's likeness, clad in the robes of Christ.

To anyone serving in the armed forces the necessity of wearing the correct uniform is a matter of common information. The designated uniform for a particular day is called the "uniform of the day." Each individual takes great care to see that he is attired in exactly the uniform prescribed. While stationed at a naval base, the writer noticed that near the main gate was a life-sized picture of a neatly dressed Navy man. Next to this picture was a full-length mirror topped by the sign, "Are you in the uniform of the day?" In this mirror any Navy man could compare his attire with the correct model pictured next to the mirror and then make any necessary adjustments.

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