Toronto. JanuaryAs Written:Jan 21st 1896
I have not been able to write till the waters subsidedGen 8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; . The parable of the Two debtorsLuke 7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. Luke 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Luke 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Luke 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. Luke 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Luke 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. Luke 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Luke 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. Luke 7:49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? Luke 7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. has taught me a truth of the Kingdom very vividly. Love has forgiven me & I have been exacting & censorious with others; but I did not know till taught by thee how great was my debt. And the pride, & phariseeism of my mentality seems now incredible: I do long to forgive as I have been forgiven.
In response to the loving letterEditorial Note: See L13071. received yesterday, saying that we must "grow rapidly more Spiritual", I can speak gratefully of the work in mind since we were at Concord. I have learned to know myself. I used to be very indignant when accused of being a Theosophist for I was not even letterly acquainted with the doctrines of Theosophy; but I have learned how my whole human mentality with its poetic idealism, aesthetic love, hero worship, pride of seeing hidden things, glory in mental power, has been a subtle spiritualizing of matter – a putting of divine wisdom into human mind. The uncovering was terrible & for a time I seemed to lose my consciousness of good- Then the intricacies of personality have been revealed as never before & after a long agony I seem to find myself alone with God. I never had any idea before what was unconsciously in mind & when I found what was in the unexplored depths of my human consciousness, the horror of the revelation has made me fall on my face before Love in gratitude. Mother, Mother, Mother, how thou hast saved me! Who can stand in ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science unhelped? I have been repeating Hezekiah's words: "Behold for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love for my soul delivered it from the the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Isa 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. Isa 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. " Isa 38: 17.
I feel that this work here is under the care of thy thought & so that no error can hide in our midst. We long for purification. We long to be freed from entanglements of personal sense. Our labor will be to be spiritual that we may be helpers in the CauseEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science.. In humility & love
