Page 156 - THE SILENT HEALING POWER By DR. MURDO MACDONALD-BAYNE

NOVEMBER 1949

Then Peter in all his impulsive excitement and in the depths of his own
thought free from all limitation cried out, “Master, master, direct me to walk to
thee on the waves.”

The Master, understanding the feelings of his disciples, directed him
to walk towards him. Now Peter’s great inner forces were aroused by his faith
in the Master and he sprang from the side of the boat and began to walk towards
the Master. But when Peter saw himself on the water he lost faith in himself,

he could hardly believe that such a thing was possible, so the power left him,
the Presence was no longer established in his consciousness and he began
to sink beneath the waves.

The Master realized what had happened to his disciple stepped forward
quickly, caught him by the hand and ordered him to walk saying, “Peter, the
water is solid beneath your feet,” and Peter found it to be so. They both entered

the boat together and then proceeded to the shore near Capernaum.
It is this lesson about Peter that I want you to see and you will take more
from it than hundreds of books written on faith.

When Peter saw Jesus walking or the water his whole self was alive
with faith. For the Master had told them so often that what he could do they
also could do if they properly understood his words, so without hesitation
Peter walked on the waves. But when he saw himself doing something that

was unfamiliar to his habitual belief, he allowed limitation to enter into his
consciousness.
He lost that “awareness.” He succumbed to his mortal consciousness, to

his habitual belief in limitation. The unfamiliar thing he was doing was beyond
the range of his habitual beliefs so fear entered in, his faith was not strong
enough to go beyond past experiences.
Is this not what you are all doing? But you do not discern it, that is the

tragedy of it all. Do you think that you could walk on the water? Your answer
to this question will prove whether your habitual belief in limitation exists,
or not, that vast experiences limit your faith. Jesus says, “all is possible to him

that believeth.”
Now you can see what I mean by “faith,” not the common faith that
has as its partner the “fool” called “doubt.” But still if you do not discern this

limitation you will never be able to deal with it properly unless you see that doubt
does not exist in Reality, but only in your own mind. You will never understand
the “faith” of the Master, until you have cleared your consciousness of separation.

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