Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

228 To MY BonY.
[November
the minor prophets, and the last great prophecy of the Revelation:
all these things will be fulfilled in and through this
body which God baa already begun to organize upon the earth
-shall we say in this place?
Let all men, whoever hears these words, dedicate himself
with all he possesses to God, and unite all his powers with
those of his Creator to put body and mind in perfect order,
and be ready, when the Spirit of God shall call him. to take
up his possessions and go to the place appointed of tbe Father
for the gathering of his elect. And may divine wisdom be yours.
TO MY BODY.
You do not~ me, 0 body miae,
Bat Rre ~ by me.
Theee tiUnga you fondly call your eyes
I made that I might eee
The things I moat -· in an earthly way­
The earthly doings of thia day.
They are my ee"anta ; I muter them.
And when they no longer -·
'Tis becaaee I am weary of eart.hly sighta.
And 1'8St ia etemity.
And what you co011ider your bauds and feet,
They are my eervanta too;
I made them t.o do my earthly work;
They do not belong to you.
And if they grow 011elees, if they are 1tiU,
It is becanse such is my will.
And what you boaat of as your thoughta­
Thie thing you call your brsin~
I faehioned it for my own aae.
Chaoa in it would. reign.
If my care from it I withdrew ;
And it mUAt do as I bid it do.
When your mission, mv body, shall be o'er,
To dust you will Hltarn;
And I will leave you to your fate;
And when I come back to learn
The leB>ua that this life d~ not te~~eh,
To climb the height& that I mu1t reach.
Another body my will shall l'fl>lr ;
And wieer that bod v I' II build ;
For I'll be nearer my 'Father'• face,
And more with his wiadom filled.
So ce818 your rebellion, 0 body mine,
For you are ~ed by me,
And all you can ever hope to do,
And all you can hope to be,
I" to help me a step on my homeward way,
To be a short hour of my earthly dRy.
M. G. T. STF.MPJI:L.,
Digitized by Coogle