"Know ye not that ye are the temples of God, and that the
spirit of God dwelleth in You?" — 1 Cor. 3 :16.
We are indeed temples of God, and it is our duty and privilege
to keep the temple pure and holy-and healthy. We want no money
changers in the form of greed, selfishness, and intolerance-and
disease.
We know how important it is to keep ourselves from things which
will coarsen and make us less sensitive and more susceptible to
bodily ailments; therefore, we spend time every day in study and
meditation to bring us closer to the things of the Spirit. But
if we default from that practice and do and say things that are
contrary to God's laws, we are failing to develop the sensitivity
and awareness we want and need. At the same time we create conditions
for imbalances in one or more of our vehicles.
There are elements in our lives that are so common and pervasive
that we scarcely notice their unwholesomeness. The violence on
television, the appeal to sensationalism and crudeness in newspapers
and magazines, the gossip we listen to and help to spread. All
these things contaminate our bodily temple, making it less fit
as a dwelling place for the Spirit. At the same time our resistance
to various ailments is lessened by passively absorbing and even
contributing to these negatives influences.
"Be not deceived, God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man
soweth that shall he also reap" — Galatians 6:7.
These verses Paul wrote to his friends in Galatia tell us plainly
that if we sow to the flesh, we shall reap corruption; but if
we sow to the Spirit we shall reap rewards of a spiritual nature.
Is our temple shining with the light of purity and health, or
has the mist of materialistic desire been allowed to occupy and
enshroud it? The choice is ours-always.
Visible helpers are just as necessary as Invisible Helpers, and
our friends and patients may share in a high privilege, as well
as add much to the power of liberated healing force, by joining
us in prayer for the sick. Our Healing Service is held every evening
in the Healing Temple at 6:30 and in the Pro-Ecclesia at 4:45
P.M. when the Moon is in a cardinal sign on the following dates:
January — 5-12-19-25
February — 1-9-15-21-28
Relax, close your eyes, and make a mental picture of the pure
white rose in the center of the Rosicrucian Emblem on the west
wall of our Pro-Ecclesia, and concentrate on Divine Love and Healing.
— Rays from the Rose Cross Magazine, January/February, 1996
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