After Jesus (Master Mystic, Healer, and Wayshower), gathers his disciples, each equipped with specific abilities, such as fisherman and tax collector, he trains them for ministry. According to the Mark Gospel Writer, “Jesus called the twelve disciples and began sending them out two by two, giving them spiritual authority to heal and dispel impurities” (Mark 6:7).
This form of cooperative ministry meant that Jesus’s healing wisdom, especially his message about God’s grace and beneficence, would spread farther and wider than if Jesus tried to do everything himself. By working in pairs, the disciples receive support, mutuality, and encouragement. Of their personal selves, they need not do everything, because God (Higher Power, Supreme Divine Energy, Great Spirit, etc.) works through them, as them, just as God does for Jesus. This divine authority is empowering, for it allows them—and us—to draw on inner strength, wisdom, and intuition, no matter what our role.
When we cooperate and collaborate with others, especially on a team, we play to our strengths and let others play to theirs. As Master Teacher Imelda Shanklin explains in her 1929 book, What Are You?:
God is always “the equipment that insures your success.
“. . . When [someone’s] ability is greatly in evidence, you will hear it spoken of as natural ability. All ability is natural ability; an artificial ability would be an impossibility. There may be pretense at ability, for the pretense is easily detectable; it does not produce the results that follow the exercise of ability.
“All ability is natural to you. Whatever you develop has its source in you; the development is due to your treatment of the source. You are equipped with the omniscience and the omnipotence of God. Compare that equipment with the equipment you daily employ. The comparison will account for the results that have been unsatisfactory to you.
“Willingness is the open door to advancement.
“You must be willing to cooperate with your associates.
“. . . You must be willing to cooperate with situations.
“. . . You must be willing to cooperate with life.”
For Your Soulwork Practice This Week:
Remember: You are a spiritual being with a radiant soul, living in a sacred body temple, having human experiences. Reflect on all the ways you can cooperate with life, other people, and circumstances, especially those beyond your control. Affirm your natural abilities, honoring your confidence, faith, and strength. As you draw on your intuition, you will demonstrate spiritual authority in all your roles.
© 2026 – Rev Jenn Sacks – All rights reserved.
Photo by sinenkiy from DepositPhotos.
Recent Comments