them psychologically and perceive another level of meaning. The whole purpose and intention of the sacrements is to bring about an inner change, a transformation of the mind and heart so that man experiences a spiritual rebirth.
You are now removing the stain of original sin because you reject the false beliefs, opinions,and traditions of man. You give no power whatever to the created world,realizing it is an effect , not a cause. You love it and you are devoted to it . Let the following be your daily prayer:" I am a channel through which God's Love, Beauty,
Harmony, Peace, Opulence, and Intelligence flow. All the qualities ,
attributes, and potencies of God are now being expressed through me
in a wonderful way.It is wonderful."
Rebirth means to ascend to a higher level of understanding or spiritual awereness. In baptism you can see the priest or minister
pouring water over the head of the one to be baptized .You can hear
the words," I baptize thee in the name of the father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost." To say that man can be awakened spiritually or experience an inner transformation or rebirth by jumping into a pool of water or by having water poured on him is sheer nonsense. What is
the meaning of water ? The Bible uses outer ,concrete tangible things
to represent inner mental attitudes, feelings and beliefs.
Verily,verily,I say
unto thee, except
a man be born of
water and of the
Spirit, he cannot
enter the kingdom
of God.John 3:3-5
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drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the
water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." John 4:13-14. Here Jesus is referring to spiritual refreshment--
divine inspiration. It means divine guidance or the ray of light which comes into a darkened, confused mind.
Quiet your mind, get still, say to yourself,"God has the answer."
Know it , believe it, and the moment you least expect, the response, the idea,or answer will come suddenly into your concious mind like toast pops out of a toaster; this is the well of water within your depths
which wells up and refreshes the arid areas of your mind secreting the perfume of God's Healing Essence. I can't imagine anyone conceiving
water here as meaning actual physical water. In ancient times and in
all sacred Languages, water was a symbol of Truth or Eternal Reality
and source of all manifestations. Water denotes unity, oneness, Wholeness, purity, motion, or abscence of parts. God is One and Indivisible. "Infinity," "Cannot be divided or multiplied." There are no
divisions or quarrels in it. There cannot be two powers as one would neutralize and cancel out the other.Believing in One Power whose wholeness, purity, and perfection are flowing through you causes you to move mentally in a sense of oneness with all things goods.You begin to reproduce all the qualities of God through self-contemplation of the spirit. You are then truly baptized because you are letting God's Truth anoint your intellect. Furthermore, your thoughts, words, and actions conform to spiritual standards and the Law of Unity which is the bond of peace.
Your mind is the water , or you could say your feeling is the water .It really doesn't matter.The fact is water takes the shape of any vessel into which it is poured ; likewise your creative mind Brings to pass whatever you feel as true.Your fixed states of mind become conditions, events,and experiences.One of the meanings of water is mind. Your mind is forever moving or flowing like water, psychologically speaking . As you read this your mind is moving and traveling psychologically from idea to idea, from thought to thought.
When you realize that God solves all problems,and when you trust the Absolute Law of Harmony and Perfection to prevail, you can pray like the Psalmist (Psalms 46:4) Who said: "Thre is a river, the Streams whereof shall make glad the city of God."The city of God is your mind at peace, and the streams are the Godlike thoughts entertained by you.
When you are perplexed,confused, and agitated, water,or spiritual knowlege, will refresh and restore your mind to peace."And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you , he shall in no wise lose his reward."(Matthew 10:42)
It would be foolish to read this inspired passage and think it refers to a cup of cold water.In all probability you would heat water before giving it to a child. The word cup means the heart or subconcious mind.Notice the shape of the cup it can receive; likewise,your mind must be open and receptive before you can receive the Truth.Your mind (Cup) must be like a parachute.
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elaborated on. You may also pass these ideas to others thereby giving the little ones a cup of water.The Little ones refer to all of us who have ,at best only a little knowledge of God and the way He works.
No one can ever encompass and comprehend Infinity ; but there is much we can learn and apply regarding the laws of our mind and the use of our inner power.
Baptism the subject of this page ,antedates Christianity. People have baptized by fire and by water all over the world. As previously explained all these ceremonies are symbolic. Baptism is an outward sign of a desired inward grace. The word grace measn the Love and Wisdom of God.when we sense the reality of spiritual values and apply them in our lives, we are being baptized daily and hourly. The water
poured on your head in the baptismal ritual represents Symbolically the inner Cleansing and Purification of the conscious and subconcious mind whether the neophyte be sprinkled, doused, immersed, or partly drowned in water. The external act has no real significance unless it is accompanied by an inner change. The inner change is all that matters.
If you find yourself afraid of germs, the weather, people, and conditions, you are not baptized. When really baptized, your eyes are open to God's Truth; His Truth grips you, making you exclaim with a loud voice,"I AM Reborn!" When clean inside, you are clean outside.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness. All sacrements deal with the union of your soul with God or the Good. Your savior is the realization of your desire. If sick , health would be your savior.If your mind is full of discord,peace would be your savior.The solution to your problem, whatever it may be, is always your savior.If a man has thought that he was incurable before the idea enters his mind that God can do all things
that the Intelligence which created his body and all its organs can heal it, the mind fixed with this new idea,brings redemption. It is his Redeemer and a healing follows. Man now dies to the belief that he cannot be healed , and the idea of perfect health seizes his mind. The infinite Healing Presence responds to his belief and healing follows.His prayer answered.-He is baptized or cleansed of a false belief.Meditate on idea of health until it becomes a part of your consciousness and you will become full of the feeling of being what you long to be.
How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily,I
say unto thee,Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
In Baptism you go down into the water. This represents also going down into a Grave.- A dying. As you rise up out of the water in which you are immersed, it represents a rising from the grave-- a coming to
life , so to speak. When you are baptized, literally speaking, you go through rites representing burial and resurrection. The meaning of the whole thing is that the old man in you dies,and the new man is born.
Water in the pond or the lake will never cleanse you mentally.The only change that matters is a change of consciousness, a real change in the heart where you begin to think , feel ,and act in a new way.
" That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of
the Spirit is Spirit." (John 3:6) Now we invite you to analyze yourself
Start always from the inside. The outside is effect, the inside is cause.Take care of the inside, and the outside will manifest the inside.
"As within ,so without. " Glory to Jesus Our Savior!. Amen!
Peace, joy,light, life, love, wisdom, power.I now allow
myself to expect more good. I give Divine Mind direction, knowing that It responds to my thought and expectation.I let go of anything that no longer serves me.I accept ever-greater unfoldment of energy , creativity, and love in my life.I listen to the Inner Presence for guidance and inspiration in every area of
my life;then, with persistence, I act upon it.--
