Page 155 - THE SILENT HEALING POWER By DR. MURDO MACDONALD-BAYNE

THE SANCTUARY OF THE SILENT HEALING POWER

It is this same Self that is in every other self. “Love your neighbour
as yourself,” is the command of the Master, for your neighbour is in Reality
the Self. This is the true meaning of the Master’s words and, unless we realize

this, we will still live in separation and our faith will count for naught.
In understanding the Master and his words and works I could not do
better than relate the incident when Peter saw the Master walking upon the
water on the Sea of Galilee.

It was near Bethsaida, seven miles from Capernaum where the Master
restored the little girl to life of which I spoke in my last letter to you. It was
also on the side of the hill leading down to the Sea of Galilee that Jesus fed

the multitude from the few loaves and fishes that were at hand.
After all had been served, the scraps and fragments gathered up filled many
wicker baskets and were again distributed to the poor people of Capernaum for

the morrow’s meal.
Naturally enthusiasm amongst the people was at its height for they were
proclaiming the Master, the Messiah, the King of the Jews, Provider of the

people, Ruler of Israel, and the crowd were swept with intense excitement.
Jesus, recognising the peril to his mission, ordered his twelve disciples to
cross the Sea of Galilee to the other side in the darkness, while he returned to
the hills near by where he spent a few hours in Divine meditation for he was

fully aware of the Presence of the Father within.
Early in the morning the Master saw a storm rising on the Sea of Galilee
and he knew the fear that would take hold of his disciples in their tiny craft, for

a storm on the Sea of Galilee is a great ordeal and those who have been on the
sea at such a time will well remember this fact. Jesus therefore wished to assure
his disciples that all was well so he stepped upon the water in the direction
in which he knew the small boat would be.

With his complete awareness of the Presence he did not have to use
occult power necessary for levitation in accomplishing such a feat, knowing
this he walked upon the water and it was to him as solid as the ground beneath

our feet.
It was in the early morning when he came upon his disciples. When
they saw a figure swiftly moving towards them they were greatly afraid. When

they heard a voice calling to them out of the morning mist, “it is I, be not
afraid,” you can imagine what was in their minds. After the miracle of the
feeding of the multitude, the healing of the little girl and now to see the Master

walking upon the water was just as much as they could take.

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