Day 2: Monday, March 9

And there were certain Greeks out of those who were going up to worship at the festival. These then came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and besought him, saying, Lord [Sir], we want to see Jesus. Philip comes and tells Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. But Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat having fallen into the earth dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. He who loves his soul shall lose it, and he who hates his soul in this world shall guard it to life eternal. If anyone minister to Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My minister be; and if anyone minister to Me, the Father will honor him. Now is My soul disturbed, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour? But for this came I to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.... John 12:20-28

In order that every man may live to eternity, that which is mortal in him is taken away. The mortal in him is his material body, and this is taken away by its death. Thus what is immortal in man, which is his mind, is unveiled, and he then becomes a spirit in human form; his mind is that spirit.

That man’s mind cannot die the sages or wise men of old saw; for they said, How can the disposition or mind die, when it has the capacity to be wise? Few at this day know what their interior idea of this was, but it was an idea that descended from heaven into their general perception, namely, that God is wisdom itself, and man is a partaker of this, and God is immortal or eternal. Divine Providence 324:3

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