I read with interest Beth Carey's article. "The Book of John: New Lessons in Healing," in the June issue of the Journal (p. 8). In it she explores Jesus' healing of "the man born blind."
She looks at the various interpretations given to the spittle with which Jesus wets the clay that he uses to anoint the man's eyes. She writes that there is no definitive answer to the question as to what does making clay of the spittle and putting it on the man's eyes mean.
Upon reading that, I was immediately reminded of a paragraph in Mary Baker Eddy's article, "Spirit and Law," which begins on page 256 of Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896. It states: "Our great Ensample, Jesus of Nazareth, met and abolished this unrelenting false claim of matter with the righteous scorn and power of Spirit. When, through Mind, he restored sight to the blind, he figuratively and literally spat upon matter; and, anointing the wounded spirit with the great truth that God is All, he demonstrated the healing power and supremacy of the law of Life and Love" (p. 258).
