The Nourisher of the Little Ones
In the last of
our series of three articles depicting the work of the Christ,
the world saviour and teacher in the Aquarian age, our focus
today is upon his work as the “Nourisher of the Little Ones.”
In the two previous articles we explored the Christ’s roles
as the “Point within the Triangle” and as the “Dispenser
of the Water of Life.”
As the “Point
within the Triangle,” the Christ stands at the centre of
the Triangle, awakening human hearts and radiating divine energies
from the three points of the Triangle to humanity. As the “Dispenser
of the Water of Life” the Christ’s work is best expressed
in his own words: “I am come that they may have life and
that they may have it more abundantly.” This phase of work
concerns the implementation of what has been described as the
“force of universality” and which will enable the Christ
to complete his mission as the world teacher. This process will
lead to a more open and loving relationship between the human
and the spiritual kingdoms.
As we embark
upon an understanding of the Christ’s role as the “Nourisher
of the Little Ones,” we are exploring an aspect of his work
which involves the stimulation of his disciples as they enter
into deeper phases of spiritual awareness. The effect is to nourish
their development, which will eventually enable them to become
“pillars in the Temple of God,” or servers of the divine
Plan. Two episodes of the Gospel story, the Transfiguration on
Mount Carmel and the Crucifixion on Mount Golgotha, vividly portray
the expanded spiritual awareness which will be experienced by
those Whom the Christ will aid in the new age. In the Transfiguration
experience the unfoldment of the nature of God through a transfigured
personality is revealed. This idea is reinforced in the words
of the Christ: “Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect.” And the Crucifixion experience,
the symbol of the eternal sacrifice of God immersed in matter,
reveals that divinity can only truly express itself when the
lower nature is freed from the limitations of matter. These two
stages of the spiritual path lead to the flowering glory of the
soul within the form and act as a precursor to those even more
rarefied spiritual heights that lie beyond the domain of the
soul, portrayed in the life of the Christ at the Resurrection.
In the coming
Aquarian cycle, as the Christ cultivates the inner lives of all
spiritually polarised servers, a closer rapport with the Father’s
House, Shamballa, will be unfolded. This relation of the disciples
and servers of the world to Shamballa will contribute to a deeper
relationship between the three major planetary centres and, as
a result, will link humanity with the natural world in a more
progressive and harmonious symbiosis. All aspects of divine life
upon our planet will then begin to respond with greater sensitivity
to the “unknown” Purpose of God that will be revealed
in all its beauty at the end of the age.
In her book,
The Reappearance of the Christ, Alice Bailey offers a
stimulating and inspiring account of the Christ’s future
work and how we, as spiritual servers, can contribute to preparing
humanity for this unique event. We can aid, quite simply, by
working to bring about right human relations and so releasing
the abundant energies of love and light into the human family.
When the spiritual aspiration of humanity is sufficiently focused
then the Christ will once again walk openly amongst his flock,
the whole human family, irrespective of religion or race.
“The
fiat of the Lord has gone forth; Christ stands attentive to the
demand of humanity. That demand is rising and mounting every
day and ‘in such an hour as you think not, He will come.’
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