Chapter 9
{9:1} And he entered into a ship, So you take your attention back to
and passed over, and came into his spiritual consciousness.
own city
{9:2} And, behold, they brought to Now you recognize that your doubt and
him a man sick of the palsy, lying hesitation are a sign that you are
on a bed: and Jesus seeing their seeking God. If you did not have the
faith said unto the sick of the desire to know in the first place, there
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy would be nothing to be doubtful of.
sins be forgiven thee. Seeing this aspect as a child recognizes
that you have created it, and acknowledges
your responsibility. Saying that your
sins have been forgiven means that you
know the reason for this restriction has
been overcome by your new understanding,
and there is no reason to carry it
forward through guilt.
{9:3} And, behold, certain of the But the part of you that follows the
scribes said within themselves, letter of the law, without understanding
This [man] blasphemeth it, is concerned.
{9:4} And Jesus knowing their But understanding your divine purpose
thoughts said, Wherefore think ye gives you the courage to love.
evil in your hearts?
{9:5} For whether is easier, to And whether you say, "I release all
say, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; guilt", or you say "I am willing to
or to say, Arise, and walk? move forward to something new"
{9:6} But that ye may know that In any case, you let go of the paral-
the Son of man hath power on earth ysis of mind. You are willing to ex-
to forgive sins, (then saith he press God's will without hesitation
to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, or restriction. You no longer rest in
take up thy bed, and go unto thine the illusion of lack of responsibility.
house.
{9:7} And he arose, and departed to And that's all it takes to get your
his house mind working for you.
{9:8} But when the multitudes saw This control exists in all aspects of
[it], they marvelled, and glorified your mind, if you direct them.
God, which had given such power
unto men
{9:9} And as Jesus passed forth Now you know you can use your will in
from thence, he saw a man, named all things, not to collect your self-
Matthew, sitting at the receipt of value, but to express it through
custom: and he saith unto him, your sense of divine responsibility.
Follow me. And he arose, and
followed him
{9:10} And it came to pass, as As you are learning in the mind, part
Jesus sat at meat in the house, of you feels it is non-spiritual to
behold, many publicans and sinners seek meaning in the events of the
came and sat down with him and his physical world, but that you should
disciples just deny the value or reality of this
{9:11} And when the Pharisees saw physical world, that it is not truly
[it], they said unto his disciples, spiritual. The Pharisee is the tendency
Why eateth your Master with to interpret according to tradition, and
publicans and sinners not to face what the situation is saying
about your true level of understanding.
In the Pharisee consciousness, you
don't ask yourself to change the parts
of you that have shortcomings and lack
love and forgiveness, you just stay the
same and cry "Saviour, Saviour".
The Pharisee consciousness is the habit
of repeating the same old problems
of the past, and just try to cover it
up with rationalizations.
{9:12} But when Jesus heard [that], But you can only change by loving the
he said unto them, They that be parts of yourself that need changing,
whole need not a physician, but and affirm your responsibilities for
they that are sick. those parts.
{9:13} But go ye and learn what Take responsibility for your situation
[that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and learn from it, instead of begging
and not sacrifice: for I am not God to release you from it. What do you
come to call the righteous, but need to add to your understanding in
sinners to repentance. order to be able to deal with the
challenge of this problem. How do you
need to rethink it?
{9:14} Then came to him the You restrict your application of love
disciples of John, saying, Why do and even of rationalization, but your
we and the Pharisees fast oft, but desire for responsibility applies in
thy disciples fast not all situations.
{9:15} And Jesus said unto them, This is what is bringing the parts of
Can the children of the mind together. There will be times
bridechamber mourn, as long as the when you cannot sustain this sense of
bridegroom is with them? but the responsibility or oneness.
days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken from
them, and then shall they fast.
{9:16} No man putteth a piece of You need to change your outward
new cloth unto an old garment, for expression to correspond to your new
that which is put in to fill it up understanding of truth. The things you
taketh from the garment, and the say and do must change, or they will
rent is made worse. not match how you now believe.
{9:17} Neither do men put new Your new understandings must be
wine into old bottles: else the contained in new controlling thoughts
bottles break, and the wine about yourself. What you say to your-
runneth out, and the bottles self, about yourself, must change.
perish: but they put new wine into
new bottles, and both are
preserved.
{9:18} While he spake these things Now you begin to reevaluate the parts
unto them, behold, there came a of yourself that you thought were not
certain ruler, and worshipped him, aware of God, and find new value in
saying, My daughter is even now them. As you express your purpose, you
dead: but come and lay thy hand put old thoughts to new use.
upon her, and she shall live
{9:19} And Jesus arose, and Gathering all of your spiritual strength
followed him, and [so did] his and concentration to reintegrate this
disciples part of your self.
{9:20} And, behold, a woman, which The physical thoughts, that attempted
was diseased with an issue of blood to express the inner truth, but lacked
twelve years, came behind [him], understanding, are re-stated to conform
and touched the hem of his garment with this new awareness.
{9:21} For she said within herself, Bringing the outward self into alignment
If I may but touch his garment, I will lead to unity of mind.
shall be whole
{9:22} But Jesus turned him about, And the inner self recognizes and en-
and when he saw her, he said, courages this process.
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And
the woman was made whole from that
hour
{9:23} And when Jesus came into the You enter into this consciousness, and
ruler's house, and saw the see the old way of attempting to create
minstrels and the people making a harmony or unity within mind, by accept-
noise ing the separation of self from God
{9:24} He said unto them, Give But your new awareness recognizes that
place: for the maid is not dead, the aspect needs direction and purpose
but sleepeth. And they laughed from the superconscious mind. Part of
him to scorn you doubts, still.
{9:25} But when the people were put But putting aside doubtful thoughts, you
forth, he went in, and took her by place your attention on this aspect, and
the hand, and the maid arose see how it suits your purpose.
{9:26} And the fame hereof went And now the rest of your mind begins to
abroad into all that land respond in a positive fashion.
{9:27} And when Jesus departed Now you become aware of your spiritual
thence, two blind men followed him, blindness in both giving and receiving,
crying, and saying, [Thou] son of and desire to heal it. You realize that
David, have mercy on us you can apply spiritual law rationally.
{9:28} And when he was come into In reviewing the structure of mind, you
the house, the blind men came to begin to develop this perception. It is
him: and Jesus saith unto them, the willingness to change that is the
Believe ye that I am able to do hallmark of faith.
this? They said unto him, Yea,
Lord
{9:29} Then touched he their eyes, You discover your spiritual purpose by
saying, According to your faith be your willingness to see God now, in your
it unto you. life as it is, not just in what you
would like it to be.
{9:30} And their eyes were opened; And when you begin to experience this
and Jesus straitly charged them, spiritual insight, don't try to just
saying, See [that] no man know explain it away or rationalize it.
[it].
{9:31} But they, when they were Although the tendency is to do just
departed, spread abroad his fame in that, and perhaps it helps raise all
all that country of your consciousness to a new level.
{9:32} As they went out, behold, Now that you begin to see perfection,
they brought to him a dumb man you can begin to express perfection.
possessed with a devil To limit yourself from saying what you
see is to be the victim of the conscious
ego.
{9:33} And when the devil was cast Release this limitation, and you begin
out, the dumb spake: and the to express your true self. You stop
multitudes marvelled, saying, It struggling with spirituality, and
was never so seen in Israel become spirituality.
{9:34} But the Pharisees said, He The rationalizing part of you sees
casteth out devils through the only evil in itself. If you separate
prince of the devils yourself from God, all you see is evil.
{9:35} And Jesus went about all When you are conscious of God's help,
the cities and villages, teaching you are able to reintegrate and heal
in their synagogues, and preaching every aspect of yourself. You bring
the gospel of the kingdom, and back together every disjoint part of
healing every sickness and every yourself, and reconnect your self with
disease among the people the superconscious.
{9:36} But when he saw the How many thoughts you create, without
multitudes, he was moved with realizing the purpose for them. You
compassion on them, because they need a goal, and to apply discipline.
fainted, and were scattered abroad, Create thoughts that direct your
as sheep having no shepherd other thoughts.
{9:37} Then saith he unto his The mind is always creating, it is
disciples, The harvest truly [is] up to us to control and direct the
plenteous, but the labourers [are] results of this creativity.
few;
{9:38} Pray ye therefore the Lord The control of this creativity must
of the harvest, that he will send be through the cause within mind, which
forth labourers into his harvest. always is in the superconscious.