God’s gifts can rarely be received directly. Even the most advanced of
God’s teachers will give way to temptation in this world. Would it be
fair if their pupils were denied healing because of this? The Bible says
“Ask in the Name of Jesus Christ.” Is this merely an appeal to magic? A
name does not heal, nor does an invocation call forth any special power.
What does it mean to call on Jesus Christ? What does calling on his Name
confer? Why is the appeal to him part of healing?

We have repeatedly stated that one who has perfectly accepted the
Atonement for himself can heal the world. Indeed, he has already done
so. Temptation may recur to others, but never to this One. He has become
the risen Son of God. He has overcome death because he has accepted
Life. He has recognized himself as God created him, and in so doing he
has recognized all living things as part of him. There is now no limit
on his power, because it is the Power of God. So has his name become the
Name of God, for he no longer sees himself as separate from Him.

What does this mean to you? It means that in remembering Jesus you are
remembering God. The whole relationship of the Son to the Father lies in
him. His part in the Sonship is also yours, and his completed learning
guarantees your own success. Is he still available for help? What did he
say about this? Remember his promises, and ask yourself honestly whether
it is likely he will fail to keep them. Can God fail His Son? And can
one who is one with God be unlike Him? Who transcends the body has
transcended limitation. Would the greatest teacher be unavailable to
those who follow him?

The Name of Jesus Christ as such is but a symbol. But it stands for love
that is not of this world. It is a symbol that can safely be used as a
replacement for the many names of all the gods you pray to. It becomes
the shining symbol for the Word of God, so close to What it stands for
that the little space between the two is lost the moment that the Name
is called to mind. Remembering His Name is to give thanks for all the
gifts that God has given you. And gratitude to God becomes the way in
which He is remembered, for love cannot be far
behind a grateful heart and thankful mind. God enters easily, for these
are the true conditions for your coming home.

Jesus has led the way. Why would you not be grateful to him? He has
asked for love, but only that he might give it to you. You do not love
yourself. But in his eyes your loveliness is so complete and flawless
that he sees in it an image of his Father. You become the symbol of his
Father here on earth. To you he looks for hope, because in you he sees no
limit and no stain to mar your beautiful perfection. In his eyes
Christ’s vision shines in perfect constancy. He has remained with you.
Would you not learn the lesson of salvation through his learning? Why
would you choose to start again, when he has made the journey for you?

No-one on earth can grasp what Heaven is, or what its One Creator really
means. Yet we have witnesses. It is to them that wisdom would appeal.
There have been those whose learning far exceeds what you can learn. Nor
would we teach the limitations we have laid on us. No-one who has become
a true and dedicated teacher of God forgets his brothers. Yet what he
can offer them is limited by what he learns himself. Then turn to one
who laid all limits by, and went beyond the farthest reach of learning.
He will take you with him, for he did not go alone. And you were with
him then, as you are now.

This course has come from him because his words have reached you in a
language you can love and understand. Are other teachers possible, to
lead the way to those who speak in different tongues and appeal to
different symbols? Certainly there are. Would God leave anyone without a
very present help in time of trouble? A Savior who can symbolize
Himself? Yet do we need a many-faceted curriculum, not because of
content differences but because symbols must shift and change to suit
the need. Jesus has come to answer yours. In him you find God’s Answer.
Do you then teach with him, for he is with you; he is always here.