tion is made that forms a basis for a new man. "Let Christ be formed in you." Simon Peter was once designated as the rock upon which the Christ should build his ecclesia. This was not a temporal church, as has been interpreted by intellect, but an aggregation of ideas in mind based upon principles. "And he charged them that they should tell no man of him." This revelation that the real of man is Christ, is a matter of individual experience. It cannot be explained to one in personal understanding because those who have not had this degree of mind opened can form no comprehension of it. Many anointed ones have proclaimed, "I am Christ,” and the world has condemned them for claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth, for he is the only Christ which personality can comprehend. All attempts to explain the character of the Christ of God to intellect are futile. 66 'Spiritual things must be spiritually dis cerned." This mighty revelation that man is in fact the very Son of the living God is too stupendous for even the illuminated one to comprehend and retain at once. It suffers many things at the hands of the "elders" and "chief priests," which are the traditional beliefs and ruling religious ideas dominant in the mind. These do not give up to the Spiritual Man right away. In fact, they assert their power to extinguish him for a season. He is killed," but shall "after three days rise again." These three days are three movements of mind, which may be designated "perception, realization, manifestation." The realizing degree has its part in the subjective consciousness and is accompanied with more or less darkness. The clear light of first perception is obscured, yet we know that changes are going on in consciousness, and, if we are wise, we will accompany the Christ down into this tomb of matter within us and assist in every way in overcoming the hereditary sins of the flesh. Peter, the undisciplined discerner of Truth, would escape this work in subjective consciousness, and openly rebukes the idea that it is necessary to suffer any such discipline. This Jesus designates as 'Satan.' It is the superficial way of looking at a surface view only. The fact is that we are the composite of many men and women, the residue of which is stored up in our subjective minds, and all of this has to be lighted up by the Christ when he is buried in this tomb of personality. man We must give up the personal life if we want the Spiritual life. Mortality and mortal ideas fall far short of Spirit, and they must all be surrendered before we can enter into eternal life. The old version says it is the soul that is lost but the new It is not a question of preparing the soul for heaven after death, but a demonstration of life right here and now. gives it as life. Lesson 3. April 17. JESUS TRANSFIGURED.— Mark 9:2-13. 2. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 3. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6. 7. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8. And suddenly when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only, with themselves. 9. And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen till the Son of man were risen from the dead. IO. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning One with another what the rising from the dead should mean. II. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12. And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. GOLDEN TEXT-A voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. - Mark 9:7. Mathew says that Jesus went up into a mountain to pray, and was there transfigured. Prayer always brings about an exalted or high vibration in mind, and when it is accompanied by Faith (Peter), John (Love), and Truth (James), there is such a lifting up of the soul that it electrifies the body; and the raiment, which is the aura surrounding the body, shines with glistening whiteness. The appearance of Moses and Elijah represents the two processes through which this picture of the purified man is to be objectified or demonstrated in real life. The first is the Mosaic or evolutionary process of Nature, through which there is a steady upward trend to all things. Spencer and Darwin observed this law, and their works are marvels of mental penetration. This evolutionary process is part of a spiritual plan for the redemption of the human race from its fallen state. The other is the ability of the prophet Elijah, or Spiritual discerner of Truth, to make conditions rapidly change on the mental plane, to be in due season worked out in substance. Thus we are told in the lesson that Elijah must first come and restore all things. mind must first be set right through Spiritual understanding, after which comes the demonstration. Peter proposing to erect three tabernacles carries out this idea of a substance manifestation for each, but his ideas were vague as to the process, hence the accompanying voice out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son: hear ye him." The All that we see in our high moments, whether in visions or dreams, are mind pictures, and in the very nature of growth from thought to thing they must come to visibility. But those who develop their mental powers can dissolve these thought forms and stop their growth as easily as one crushes a seed in the ground. Thoughts can also be formed and planted in the universal mind-substance. This is what the Master reveals to his disciples, and they are endowed with discernment by the Higher Wisdom, or Son of God, as to how they shall both dissolve and form thoughts. Whoever works in this realm of thought and is not obedient to the Divine Wisdom, is not safe. To tell no man what you have seen until the Son man is risen again from the dead," means that we shall not consider these mental pictures as real and talk about them as persons. They represent ideas which can only be understood when they are demonstrated in the risen man. This process of the submerged Christ coming into life again in human consciousness is of deep metaphysical import, and the disciples are often in the dark as to the meaning of it all, and they question among themselves. But do not become involved in the doubts and fears of your faculties - keep your eye on the Christ of God within and you will understand all that is written of the Son of man. IN THE SILENCE. BY MRS. J. W. M. If we listen in the Silence To the "still small voice within," Leave to God the "bye and bye.” And the more we listen to it, All the joy and peace it bringeth And the soul by Faith that cometh Shall know there's strength in Silence, If we lend a listening ear. KANSAS CITY MID-WEEK MEETINGS. A report of the mid-week meetings held at Unity Headquarters, 1315 McGee Street. Mrs. May D. Wolzak, leader. Subject: Subject: "Peace." Let us take for our thought, Peace, not the lazy, negative peace which some mothers use to quiet and put their child to sleep without its needs beign attended to, but the strong, positive peace that puts everything in its right place, attends to our needs, and then we feel in right relationship with ourselves and God. Then peace is natural. Let us remember that we must speak strong, postive words of peace to all we come in contact with. We are the ones to help make the world in which we live, and the world is our body. There is no sin, there is no error only as we put that idea upon it. Have we the right to condemn that which is good, just because we do not understand the law which governs it? Take, for instance, a pure, sparkling glass of water, and let a hypnotist place upon it the idea that it will make a man drunk, and he, who drinks it will reel and stagger in drunk enness. Then shall we say that the water is sin and error? We know that the water is pure and harmless, and one of God's blessings. All nature has its laws of affirmation and denial - the law of attracting to itself that which is good for its use which is in its present development, and repelling that which is not of use. enness. But Nature Love God — Law does not call it sin; it does not place upon the pure water drunkJesus turned water into wine, but placed purity and spirituality upon it, and all drank his pure thought and were filled with peace, joy and good will. Then how important it is what thought we place upon the cups of our friends, whether they are to be peace and health or drunkenness. In all of God's creation there is no error; it is only the |