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Edna Lister’s Lectures 1950

Comprehension

Edna Lister lecture outline; February 17, 1950, Tacoma, Washington. Scriptures: Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:33, John 21:22, Matthew 5:25.

"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." – Matthew 6:22
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." – Matthew 6:33.
"Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me." – John 21:22
"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison." – Matthew 5:25.
Comprehension is a knowing expression of wisdom and love. To know is pleasant and wonderful. Yet to act on your comprehension, you must become law and ascend in consciousness.
What you do with your comprehension depends on your practice of joy. Declare, "I rejoice in the fulfillment of this miracle, for all those on earth who may partake. Thank You, Father, that it is so."
You gain and hold this high point of comprehension, to use it by your singleness of devotion. "If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." – Matthew 6:22.
To ascend, you must hold to an aspiration, illumination and devotion to something you consider greater than the self. In purity of heart, mind and purpose, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness." – Matthew 6:33. Practice "What is that to thee? Follow thou me." – John 21:22, and "Agree with thine adversary quickly." – Matthew 5:25.
Love is the key to all this conquering of the petty little self. At the emotional level, love of self creates fear. Love of God creates faith. Passive and weak mental love, lacking a soul dimension, loses itself in contemplation. When active and strong spiritually, love acts and does.
Love is pervasive and aggressive, and can slip up on your blind side. As Spirit, love gives you the strength to be, and never stops working to change you into itself.

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Edna Miriam Lister
1884 – 1971
The original Christian Pioneering Mystic,
Platonist philosopher, American Idealist, Founder, Society of the Universal Living Christ, minister, teacher, author, wife, and mother.

Reference
The Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV). Public Domain.

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