In this ethereal world,--which interpenetrates our atmosphere and in
which the higher part of man's being continually dwells,--there are
stored the finer forces which humanity is now discovering and learning
to use. In this realm spirit speaks to spirit, telepathically. The power
to thus communicate is an attribute of the spirit, and, whether in or
out of the body, does not seem to affect the power. In this ethereal
realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy. The
grouping and combination of these finer and more intense potencies
result in great inventions. This realm is, in short, the miracle world;
but a miracle is not something outside the laws of nature. Indeed, as
Phillips Brooks truly said, "A miracle is an essential part of the plan
of God." It is simply an occurrence under the higher laws, and on a
higher plane. The great truths of spiritual life are pouring themselves
out to this age with larger revelations of God. They teach the
deepening necessity for constant love, for larger service, for a more
complete consecration to the Divine life that may contribute more and
more of usefulness to the human life. To achieve that "closer walk with
God" that alone gives power, one must constantly seek larger fields of
effort and endeavor, and bring himself face to face with great problems.
To live the higher life, the life of the spirit, is not to seek
cloistered seclusion, but to enter into all the great opportunities, the
difficulties, the privileges, or the penalties, that attend every real
endeavor. In this, alone, does one find the life more abundant. In this,
alone, lies the secret of making noble the life that now is and
glorifying that which is to come.
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