Hebrews Chapter 4 begins on the topic of rest, which is a bit of a surprise.
So I looked up what Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (SH) by Mary Baker Eddy has to say, but in the meantime I remembers that it says, “The highest and sweetest rest, even from a human
standpoint, is in holy work” (p. 519:28).
I
have always loved the SH definitions of day, evening,
morning, and night. So “evening” is precious with its, “Evening. Mistiness of mortal thought; weariness of mortal mind; obscured views; peace
and rest” (p. 586:1). Having worked through that in our experience, we can
then enjoy the “Light. symbol of Truth; revelation and progress” of Morning.
Having
dealt with the topic of rest, our author joyously tells us about the word of
God, which is “…quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (4:12). This
surely is the truth we are to know to gain that seventh day rest, and “find
grace to help in time of need” (4:16).
And
to top off the idea of rest SH gives us a definition: “…at last
we shall rest, sit down with him, in a full understanding of the divine
Principle which triumphs over death” (p. 31:20-22). The sentence begins,
“Obeying his (Jesus’) precious precepts, - following his demonstration so far
as we apprehend it, - we drink of his cup, partake of his bread, are baptized
with his purity..."
Joyce Voysey
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