MASTER KEY ERIKB WEEK 22 – JOYOUS AND INTERESTING AND VITAL

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

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“The true significance of the word “meek” in the Bible is a mental attitude for which there is no other single word available, and it is this mental attitude which is the secret of “prosperity” or success in prayer. It is a combination of open-mindedness, faith in God, and the realization that the Will of God for us is always something joyous and interesting and vital, and much better than anything we could think of for ourselves. This state of mind also includes a perfect willingness to allow this Will of God to come about in whatever way Divine Wisdom considers to be best, rather than in some particular way that we have chosen for ourselves.” Emmet Fox, The Sermon on the Mount

I noticed Mark referenced Emmet Fox on the webinar last Sunday – I have not read the book he mentioned: The Ten Commandments; but I have read The Sermon on the Mount. I am reading it a second time, much more slowly. As so often has happened in the Master Key journey, there has been a curious coincidence between my ongoing personal spiritual focus and that of the Master Key Experience. When Dr. Fox describes the metaphysical meaning of the word meek, that description seems to be something I would aspire to. The modern day definition? Not so much.

The third of the Beatitudes seems to be in harmony with Haanel’s lesson, especially with the instructions for this week’s meditation focus. Mandino’s Scroll VI seems to be in some conflict, in part. That’s okay, at least by this time I should have realized I don’t need to figure it out, especially at first.

 

In the Master Key Experience, for this week and next, we are tasked with observing an extended period of silence. (When I mentioned this to a group of friends, they all laughed, whether in empathy or amusement is unknown.) Frankly, I haven’t even scheduled it yet; my head is still far too noisy as it is and I think the silence will increase the noise rather than reduce it. It seems as if that’s what’s supposed to happen- at least at the outset. As I look at the upcoming calendar, perhaps I can regard the silent time as something that may be joyous and interesting and vital.