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The Way to a Wonderful Life, Sunday, January
26, 2014
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It
is my usual practice to read everything that comes to my attention in
the print Media, especially online newspapers, regarding religious or
spiritual news or articles. This week I read an article in Slate
Magazine that stated that several thousand school children in Texas
Charter Schools are being taught that evolution is "dogma" and
an "unproved theory" the organization that runs the Charter
Schools, Responsive Ed has a secular veneer and is funded by public
money, but it has been connected from its inception to the creationist
movement and to far-right fundamentalists who seek to undermine the
separation of church and state. ... Outright creationism appears in
Responsive Ed’s section on the origins of life. It’s not subtle. The
opening line of the workbook section, just as the opening line of the
Bible, declares, “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the
Earth.” It is beyond any sense of reason for something like this
to be taught in 2014, and most importantly it is a gross disservice to
the young children who are going to be studying these books. The
process of Creation is far more involved than the simple words of the
scripture imply. While this was the best that was understood at
the time the Bible was written, our advances in science and research
have given us evidence that has evolved our understanding and increased
our knowledge of the existence of the earth and the heavens which was
created far more than a few thousand years ago.
The Master Mind
Jesus stressed the importance of understanding that there is no
separation of truth from science and that all the laws of Nature are
part of the Intelligence that we sense G-d to be. In other words,
Jesus and all the great mystics, discovered G-d to be Intelligence ...
all Intelligence, both science and spiritual. As revealed in the
book of Isaiah, "G-d is All and besides G-d there is nothing"
... not G-d and science but science as part of G-d Intelligence.
As we understand that
all is ruled through Intelligence, and as Jesus instructed the people to
look to Nature, we can use what we know about natural and physical laws
to discern spiritual law. Intelligence, Power and Spirit are not
separate aspects of G-d but "adjectives" which describe the
knowledge that we have of G-d ... this is not "dogma" but
science and truth. To "look at Nature" as the Master
Mind Jesus called us to do, is no simple task. There is an
infinite amount of knowledge that can be gained from observing and
studying Nature and the natural laws that govern the universe and the
life-forms that exist, have existed and those coming into existence.
To truly understand how "infinite" the Infinite Intelligence
Is, we can find this understanding in Nature where science and G-d are
inseparable.
This acceptance of G-d as
All-Intelligence gives power to our prayers, our affirmations and our
silent meditations ... these are the "practice of the Presence of
G-d" as we draw into our mind that the Intelligence of G-d responds
by corresponding to that which we have formed and shaped in our mind ...
provided that it is aligned with Intelligence ... that which is for an
expansion of the good.
From the mystical
Ernest Holmes: "The
"practice"
calls
for a positive understanding of the Spirit of Truth; a willingness to
let this inner Spirit guide us, with the conscious knowledge that
"The Law of the Lord is perfect." (Psalms 19:7) And we
must believe this to be a fact. In so far as our thought is in
accord with this perfect Law, it will accomplish and nothing can hinder
it. "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away," (Matthew 24:35) said the beautiful Jesus, as he strove
to teach his disciples the immutability of the Law of Righteousness.
The
time will come when we will let our "conversation be in
heaven," and refuse to talk about, read or think about, those
things that ought not to be. But, someone will say, "Should
we refuse to look at sickness, poverty and unhappiness?" This
is not what we are discussing. We will not refuse to help the
helpless or lift up the fallen, but we will refuse to wallow in the mud
because of our sympathies. "And if the blind lead the blind,
both shall fall into the ditch." (Matthew 15:14) ... Of all the
people in the world, the ones who have come the nearest to touching the
seamless garment of Truth have been the most sympathetic and the
greatest lovers of the race. Jesus said, "And I, if I be
lifted up, ... (not dragged down) will draw all men unto me." (John
12:32) ... We are in the world and of it and it is good that it is so.
The world is all right when we view it correctly. ... Healing and
demonstration take place as our minds become attuned to the truth of
Being. There
is no process of healing, but there is generally a process in
healing. This process is the time and effort which we undergo
in our realization of Truth."
For
our prayers, affirmations and meditations to be effective we must first
understand what spiritual "healing" means. For most
people it is the process of "displacing" accepted ideas and
beliefs learned from the world, that are not the truth at all, and in
many ways diminish the spirit within us. The world continues to
teach us that there are "saints and sinners" ...
"superiors and inferiors" ... and for some people a belief
that we are all born in sin. Why the world continues to accept
superstitions and duality when the evidence of these beliefs is so
negative is beyond understanding. It is childish to believe that
"heaven and hell" exist somewhere as a destination. This
is especially so for Christians who know that the Master Mind Jesus
stated that the "kingdom of G-d is within not
lo here or lo there." And even those who are
non-Christian and non-religious must pause at the thought that this same
statement was included as an Egyptian Proverb: "The
kingdom of heaven is within you; and whosoever shall know himself shall
find it."
This statement is both science and spiritual truth; science in that it
defines the nature of the Living Spirit within us and truth because what
we think and believe consistently creates our world of experience.
This understanding, if accepted as truth, can be the beginning of the
healing process, whether it be spiritual, physical or material ... we
must know that the power to transform our lives is already within us,
waiting to be revealed. We become more powerful as we realize that
Intelligence resides within us ... the All-Mighty-ness of Intelligence
... all the Intelligence we will ever require to realize the good
desires of our hearts.
From
Dr. Frank Richelieu, "The Art Of Being Yourself":
Realize that "I am that I am" and
the power of that "I am" is your power also. It takes effort
to convert your consciousness and turn in a new direction, but the
effort is infinitely worthwhile. Life is a growing, unfolding process.
Embrace the Truth and grow in beauty and compassion today and every day.
Say to yourself:
"I
am unlimited in my spiritual power. Right now, this moment, I relate to
the perfect pattern, the Christ consciousness within me. I increase in
love, in wisdom, and in strength. I am now in harmony with all that I do
and undertake, for perfect love makes everything clear and beautiful to
me."
The
"I am" Is Intelligence and Infinite Life ... the
All-Mighty-ness of Intelligence creates
infinitely and precisely, always creating perfection in All that It
creates ... and this perfection is at the center of our spirit ... not
our physical, mental or emotional nature, but at the center of our soul,
consciousness. This is the Truth of you and me and the Truth of
our Creator. As Ernest Holmes reveals in the Science of Mind and
Spirit; "the veil between Spirit and matter
is very thin. The invisible passes into visibility through our
faith in it. ... This is in line with the evolution of the great
Presence and nothing can hinder its progress."
AND
SO IT IS!
Keep
the
faith!
Rev.
Henry Bates
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