Abide in Me - Episode 12

Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” Then he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him. He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. Mark 3:1-6[There is] no acknowledgement of the Lord's Divine Human and His Holy proceeding. People who lead a life of evil deny these at heart, they despise others in comparison with themselves, they hate all those who do not treat them with respect, they take delight in getting their revenge on those people, and indeed delight in being cruel to them, and they think that acts of adultery do not matter. [All people have] evil spirits and at the same time angels present with them. Through the evil spirits they communicate with hell, and through the angels with heaven. As their life moves towards evil, hell flows in; but as their life moves towards good, heaven and so the Lord flows in. From this it is clear that people who lead lives of evil are incapable of acknowledging the Lord. Instead they invent countless arguments against Him, for the delusions of hell flow in and are believed by them. And those who lead lives of good do acknowledge the Lord, for they have heaven flowing into them, where love and charity reign supreme since heaven is the Lord's, who is the source of all love and charity. From Secrets of HeavenIt is sufficient to work on the evil of today [Matthew 6:34]. If a person begins to work on the irritations and troubles of daily life, they begin to work on themselves. To change, one must observe their ordinary day, noticing recurring events and their own mechanical reactions—what they say, think, and feel. Real change starts with altering these automatic responses. But if one believes they always act consciously and rationally, they will never see their mechanical nature and therefore never change.And certainly do not excuse oneself by saying that “I have no chance yet to apply to myself, because I am so busy with the day’s work”... Our daily life, our profession, our trade, our occupation, et al, are nothing but a dream with which we identify.  (Commentary I, pgs. 26-27).   My dear heart never think you are better than others.Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don’t harbor bad thoughts do not gossip and don’t teach what you do not know.-RumiCREDITSDr. Sue Johnson, “Love Sense” ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrSueJohnson⁠Emanuel Swedenborg, ⁠www.swedenborg.com⁠John Clark Echols, ⁠www.clarkechols.com⁠Solomon Keal “Affection for Truth” ⁠www.solomonkeal.net⁠Podcast Host: John Clark EcholsMusic Credit: Solomon KealShow Your Support: ⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠ - https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/X2NREDETDV6WCYouTube: ⁠⁠@Abide_In_Me⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠@clarkechols⁠⁠I invite you to continue to listen to the next episode. Be well.