Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

540 NoT READY. [.Tone
St .• John, whnRe thought, thronghnut alJ his writillgl'. revolves
around the pivotal itlea of the spiritual Word, thus introduces
hiR tneme,-we again read· frum the original: •• lu a
begiuning was the Wm·d, ancl the wm·d WM appro:u,hing Gud,
and a god was the Word. ( ~· p,.,'" " in connection with accusative,
as it appears here, alwayK expresses motion towards, or
approach to, an object.) Thi~ wa~ in a beginning approachiug
God. Through it every thing was done; and without it not
even one thing was dune that haK ht> ... h clone. In it was life,
and the lif~t WM the light of num." St .• John 1. 1-4. The ·
apostle catcheM a glimp11e of eternity-" In a beginning"! As
w~ read the worclR, what Rn infinite RUI'Ce88ion of beginningR
seem stretching down the viRtas of eternity ! Tbrnngh all ett>rnity
the Divine has fOJ·mnlatecl tl11mght: the wnrcl-a wordhas
always existt'd M a radiating ct-nter of light ancl heat, .in
itR inten11ity cunRtantly appruaching the Goo whc, is ·• a consuming
fire." " In it (the Word) waR life. and the life was
light." :;o the Rpiritnal Word •·acliHtt'K light intu the soul life
of man, just as the matt-rial luminary I'IUiiat.eR light int-1 physic'!~)
life. The law which gove•·ns the R11UK of Gncl i11 the s;•me ~W
that gove1·ning the blazing snnR, the m:Ltt>rial wnrcls.
To be continue.!.
NOT READY.
" Not yet," the baby Jispeth,
" I cannot leave my play ; "
•· Not yet." the youth imploreth,
·• While time steals heal'tal away.
"Not yet,"-the fond heart breaketb,
And crieth out in pain,
•• Not yet, not yet,'' it pleacleth,
"Thou wilt eo me back again."
•• Not yet,'' the old man erieth,
" Give me another day-
So soon thou calleth homeward,
I must still longer stay."
•• Not yet."-Ah why not whisper,
"I'm ready, Lord, to-day;
Shield thou my fruitless efforts,
And guide roe, on the way."
FANNY FULLDTOI'J-
Digitized by Coogle