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Glad you found Christ at last. Here is a story of a woman you know.
This is not about women, but about one woman. One woman who called forth
from the Galilean a virtue ...LOVE. The story I'm about to tell, each one of
you undoubtedly is familiar with, for at some time or another, you have read
of it in your Bible. You will remember that the Galilean was traveling along
the road and as was customary, as soon as he was heard of, people left their
homes, their work, and followed Him. And they gathered about him to listen
that they might hear of the Power of God. Immediately about the Galilean
stood his twelve disciples and about the disciples gathered the throng of
people to listen.
It is not narrated in the Bible why they stood about him. For one to
learn they must listen and in order to listen or be able to hear,there must
be order. Therefore, the twelve kept order. For where there is confusion,
there is little understanding and that you have found to be true. You will
remember that a certain woman whose physical body had been smitten over
twelve years with an issue of blood. This woman beheld the throng and it
was so great, she could not see the Galilean, let alone touch Him. And as she
stood at the edge of the throng with the desire to behold his countenance, to
come in closer contact with Him to receive a healing to her body, the desire
so welled within her that at last she bent to her knees ... that symbolizes
humility in thinking. And as she bent to the ground or knelt to the ground
she crawled on her hands and knees between the feet and legs of the throng
and touched the hem of His garment.
What is man to understand from the press of the throng? When man
has the Spiritual significance of the story and he understands God, the
"press of the throng," is but symbolic of confusion in man's thinking. As her
desire became great that she might receive a blessing to the healing of her
body, she elevated her thinking and in consciousness humbled herself and
touched the hem of the garment. What is man to understand by the "Garment" of
the Galilean? The garment means but one thing. The Galilean was clothed with
the virtue of the Father and thus it was not necessary for the woman to touch
His hand nor to look into His face...merely through humility, desire,
earnestness, but to touch the hem of the Garment. As she touched the hem of
the Garment the Galilean spoke forth in these words, "Who hath touched me?
For this very moment a virtue did leave me."
The disciples wholly unmindful of what was taking place said, "Master no
man has touched Thee, for the press of the crowd is too great." The Galilean
said, "Verily so, this moment one hath touched me." Then the woman spoke and
said, " 'Tis I who hath touched Thee and behold my body is healed. For twelve
years I had an issue of blood and I have spent all my worldly goods and no
man gave unto me comfort. But this very moment the flow of blood has stopped
and my body is whole." And the Galilean answered and said, "Go thy way good
woman for in this hour thy faith hath thee whole." Listen to the statement!
"Go thy way, for in this very hour thy faith hath made thee whole."
The Galilean took no credit for what took place. The woman had heard of
the myriad healings throughout the land. Desire for the wholeness of her body
became preeminent in consciousness and undoubtedly she said, "I shall find
this man." Desire took her to the man. Faith...faith, dear hearts, hath made
her whole. Let your faith be so quickened. Let your twelve disciples keep
order for you and the press of the throng shall not interfere with those who
desire to touch the hem of your garment. Remember you are "Christs"
incarnate. You have that virtue which the sick of body, the troubled of mind,
the broken of heart, seek. Keep yourself in readiness, as you travel the
highways and byways of life and you are encountered with those whose hearts
are heavy, whose paths are darkened with despair; those who have known of
God, but lost God, in the confusion of mortal thinking; and perchance those
who never knew God. For remember dear hearts, many are the so called teachers
who teach of God.
"Part of the sun in the apple, part of the moon in the rose,
Part of the flaming Pleiades in everything that grows.
Out of the vast comes nearness, For the God of Love of which man sings
Has put a little bit of His Heaven, into every living thing.
Melchisadek
A part of His Heaven...it is spelled in these letters L-O-V-E, Love. that is
the part of Heaven in every living thing. Man may deny, man may blaspheme.
Man may vilify, condemn and persecute, but with all dear one remember there
is something which man loves. Every man loves something and regardless of
what man loves, be not concerned. Ever be mindful that man loves and where
love is, nothing can be lost. Where love is there can be no hellfire and
brimstone. Where love is, redemption is in evidence. Where Love is,
restitution can always be made.
Do not be too concerned over what a man or woman has been. Let not a
reputation even as man or woman creates because of their own undoing,
interfere with your recognition of the "Christ" of God. Keep your light
burning; keep your bowl well filled with the oil of Love, the wick well
trimmed with kindness, and that which protects the flame from the wind, well
cleansed and polished with the ointment of understanding. Let your light
shine. As the Galilean of old, though you stand in the press of the throng,
there shall be those who that genuflection and they shall reach through the
press of the crowd to touch the hem of your garment. You shall know it for
you will feel the release of the virtue. How shall you feel it? Well let me
put in very crude language. It will make you feel so good inside. You will
feel free. You will feel big. You will feel great inside. Whatever you turn
your head to do, shall no longer be an effort.
There will be no difficult tasks. For a life surrendered unto the innate
Father, the indwelling Father, is that which keeps the temple clean, keeps
your garment magnetized with the Christ virtue. There shall be those who
cross your path and a casual handshake may perchance cause them to shudder,
as it were, and to themselves they may say, "My what a feeling came from that
handshake."
The more of love you use the more you shall have to use. Remember
the Galilean's well never ran dry. We are told in his last breath He said,
"Father, Father forgive them for they know not what they do." Was the
Galilean referring what they were doing to His body? Ah! Had our theologians
but told the Truth, no indeed, That was of lesser import to the Galilean for
that he could endure. What did He mean when He said,"Forgive them for they
know not what they do?" He was thinking of those who persecuted him. He was
thinking of those who handed him vinegar and gall to quench His thirst. He
was thinking of those who drove the nail in His hands and feet. He was
thinking of the one who pierced His side. He was thinking of what they were
doing to themselves and He was asking the Father's forgiving Love, to them
and for them, that even they would walk free.
Yes dear hearts, you have had vinegar and gall offered to you to
quench your thirst, you have had nails of persecution, driven in your hands
and your feet. You have had your side riven and you have had placed upon your
brow, time without number no doubt, the crown of thorns. Learn to say,
"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." And I promise you, I
promise you, you shall be found in the press of the crowd and the hem of your
garment shall be touched. They are being touched now. Many, many have
benefitted by the virtue you have sent forth even unto those who have been
unable to touch the hem of your garment. How has this been brought about?
Well it is quite simple, you have prayed and your prayer has been one of
Faith, faith, understanding, a prayer of knowing that as you uttered your
prayer it was answered...Now. Your prayer did not go forth in an agonized
manner and you did not send them off to the far off blazing Arcadia. You
ascended in consciousness and you stood before the table upon which rests the
Golden Salver wherein is placed the Shew-Bread of Life. There you laid your
loving, humble petition. And it became illumined with the lighted tapers in
the Golden candle sticks, placed upon the table of plenty at either end of
the Golden Platter.THAT IS FERVENT, EFFECTIVE PRAYER. |
