As the disciples sat with Christ Jesus at the last supper, they quibbled with one another about who was best among them. What did Jesus say? "For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth."Luke 22:27.
If you're thinking about how you can serve God better by healing more effectively or even about entering the full-time public practice of Christian Science, you can know, as Christ Jesus did, that the Father's love carves a humble yet unique place for each of us as Christian disciples and healers. Speaking of Christ Jesus, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, "In meekness and might, he was found preaching the gospel to the poor."Science and Health, pp. 30-31.
An understanding of Christly meekness will buttress our healing work. Humility is pivotal to spiritual growth, for it turns us toward God and opens the way for such God-derived qualities as modesty, moderation, and patience to be more fully expressed in our lives. It also turns us away from self.
