A lie is no longer deceptive, or accepted, when the truth is known and believed. The impositions of mortality are no longer deceptive or acceptable when the truths of God reveal the falsity of all mortality.
The Master, Christ Jesus, was consistently able to remain unimpressed by matter. Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health, "To Jesus, not materiality, but spirituality, was the reality of man's existence, while to the rabbis the spiritual was the intangible and uncertain, if not the unreal." Science and Health, p. 352.
It was the materialistic thought that opposed Jesus when he healed in the synagogue and that refused to hear or heed his teachings. To his dedicated followers today, the rejection seems appalling. But are we certain that we—to a lesser or larger degree—are not permitting materiality to claim priority over consecration to the spiritualization of human consciousness? Are intellectual pursuits tainted with pride of learning darkening our thought? Or are we seeking escape from mortality in amusement, social contacts, constant activity, and thus depriving ourselves of consecration to spirituality? Do we consider honestly what is claiming priority in our lives? And could we honestly say that it is the spiritual, the incorporeal?
