What does "watch" mean?

Christ Jesus says, "...what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."

Keeping your watch means to watch what you are thinking and watch what you are putting into your thinking. Watch that you are not used by evil.

God meets you in your thinking. That's why metaphysical healing is mental healing. Christ Jesus was teaching mental healing to take care of ourselves. He gave us one prayer, the Lord's Prayer which in the first two words tells us who we truly are, that is spiritual. "Our Father" tells us we are spiritual not material. Every sentence in the Lord's Prayer is divine law. "Thy will be done" is a very powerful statement which Christ used meaning that we must recongnize the power of God in all situations as our true spiritual being.

Gilbert Carpenter was an early metaphysical worker in Mrs. Eddy's home who worked mentally for Mrs. Eddy. These early workers learned to heal many things by divine law which is explained in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures written by Mary Baker Eddy. These watches are ideas on how to work out a problem mentally, metaphysically. A favorite watch is below from 500 Watch Points full of Mrs. Eddy's watches noted by Gilbert Carpenter.

Watch Point #34 by Mrs. Eddy...Apply this to yourself.

I see myself as God's own child, as perfect in his sight.

I see my brother man as well a perfect child of light."

Then to complete my prayer.

I see him seeing me aright

I see him seeing me seeing him as perfect in Love's sight.