LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE.

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FOR the law of the Spirit of  Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.   Romans viii. 2

THE understanding that God is our Life; that there is no mortal life, no mortal mind; giving up our claim to a life separate from God; yielding to the divine law, and understanding that mortality is nothing but an illusion, an error, the work of evil, and that we have all this time been in bondage to it, — slaves not knowing our way out into the light, — all these ideas are included in the text. 

"Oh fools and blind," to yield to low beliefs, letting them master us at every turn; even after we are taught, wandering in the wilderness of doubt and fear, not being brave enough to start out. Oh, the light of the glorious Gospel of Truth, which sets us free from this law of sin and death! oh, the blessedness of this knowledge of the infinite Love of God! 

While we are rejecting Him, and turning constantly from Him to evil, still this Love reaches out its arms of mercy; calling us back to Him, begging us to come to the feast prepared for those who are willing to leave their fishing, their life in matter, and come to the understanding of Life in God. Walk in the light, as He is in the light, and gain your liberty, — freedom from the law of sin and death.

Now can we truly say: "I know that my Redeemer liveth, because I have tasted of his mercy, — I have realized the nothingness of matter, the falsity of all material joys, and have gained a glimmer of light from the true source. Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory, through Christ." Oh, to be worthy to follow in the Master's way! How unsatisfactory are the joys of this mortal life, — apples of Sodom, which turn to ashes in your grasp. When we think we have them, and can hold them, behold, nothing remains but the ashes of material hopes and joys; but the joys of Soul, of knowing God, will forever endure!

Every ray of light brings peace, happiness, and joy, in the knowledge that God is our Father, and we His children, — heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. 

To me, this knowledge has come this morning with such light, I feel like saying Praise God! all the time. It seems now that no darkness could ever come again, nor wrong beliefs; for this light has shined into my heart. I can realize God's Love, His grace and mercy, as never before, and our freedom from the bondage of sin and death. I do not wonder that at times the disciples of old could not see for the glory that shone around them. This is holy ground. We must remove our shoes, laying aside all materiality, and every mortal weight and sin — "the sin that doth so easily beset us," for we have touched the hem of His garment, and gained a gleam of light, a faint realization of what may be ours when we gain more of the Truth.

Mary Baker Eddy
(C.S. Journal, Vol.5, No.10, Jan, 1888, p.510-511)