The World and the Faith

"Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come now from the cross, that we may see and believe." (Mark, 15:32)

There are very few men with the capacity for genuine comprehension of the pure belief in their essential value; therefore, we encounter those that slandered the Christ in order to confirm him.

The miracle mentality always swam on the surface of the senses without reaching the zone of the eternal spirit, and if it does not reach the undignified end to which it is aimed, it will result in mordacious challenges.

In the case of the Master, these observations do not stem solely from the populace. Mark asserts that the principal priests also participate in these insulting movements with the scribes, as if to say that the intellect does not translate into a higher spiritual level.

The demonstrators remained deaf toward the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom, blind in noticing the benefits received, and insensitive to the loving touch that Jesus directed to all the hearts.

They intended to have a mere spectacle; expectant that, Christ should descend from the Cross, as if by magic, and all the problems of the inferior faith would be resolved.

The Divine appealer, however, did not give another response other than through silence, in an effort to make them understand the magnitude of His gesture, inaccessible to the childish request of the inquirers.

If you are a sincere student of the Gospel, do not forget that even today, the situation is not too different.

Strive ponderously in the service of faith.

Unite with the Lord, give your all you can in His name and proceed in service for the expansion of righteousness, fully convinced that the vast majority of the inferior world will only ask of you, maliciously, distractions and signs.

XAVIER, Francisco Cândido. Our Daily Bread. By the Spirit Emmanuel. Spititist Alliance for Books, 2003. Chapter 131.