Returning to his native town of Nazareth, Jesus once entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day. Luke records that he "stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised" (4:18). After he had closed the book and sat down, he said, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."
Is it not as if Jesus had told them that his mission as the Messiah was to keep himself busy with divine Love? Jesus knew that divine Love can be reflected and utilized by all who in sincerity and humility reach out for it. He knew that he was not asking something impossible when he commanded the disciples to heal the sick and sinful and raise the dead by this God-power. That they admirably fulfilled this demand and kept themselves busy with divine Love after his ascension is recorded in the second chapter of Acts, where we read that "many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. ...And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."
A great awakening to divine Love's tender yet powerful activity has again come to mankind through the Science of Love, or Christian Science. As the revelation of Truth unfolded to Mary Baker Eddy she increasingly understood the infinite blessings that come from the practice of divine Love, based upon the spiritual understanding of the perfection of God and man. Thus with tender regard for their spiritual welfare she counseled a group of her students, "Keep yourselves busy with divine Love" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany. p. 252).
