06/16/2026
Join us online for "Prayer and Share" on Wednesday June 17th at 7:30 p.m. (CT). This week, we'll explore the topic:
BAGGAGE
In Matthew, Jesus cautions his newly appointed apostles – upgraded from disciples – to go out to the lost sheep of Israel to announce that the Kingdom of Heaven has come. He tells them not to take money, a backpack, or extra clothes.
Mary Baker Eddy wrote an Allegory included in Miscellaneous Writing (p. 323) in which she indicates that travelers trying to reach the summit of the mountain they are climbing are held back by the encumbrance of too much baggage they insist on carrying. She also suggests that hanging on to their baggage can lead to disastrous consequences.
“Despairing of gaining the summit, loaded as they are, they conclude to stop and lay down a few of the heavy weights, — but only to take them up again, more than ever determined not to part with their baggage.
All this time the Stranger is pointing the way, showing them their folly, rebuking their pride, consoling their afflictions, and helping them on, saying, ‘He that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.’
Obstinately holding themselves back, and sore-footed, they fall behind and lose sight of their guide; when, stumbling and grumbling, and fighting each other, they plunge headlong over the jagged rocks.
(Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 324:10, 15; 327:18–30)
Questions to Ponder:
What is the message for us this trope is pointing to?
What is essential for our journey through life?
How can we learn to let go of our excess baggage?
What is the difference between disciples and apostles?
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