The Way of the Seven Fold Secret by Lilias Trotter
Lilias Trotter moved from England to Algiers in 1888, at the age of 35, and died there in 1928. In the latter stages of her mission there, she wrote specifically for Muslims influenced by mysticism. Lilias based The Way of the Sevenfold Secret on Christ's seven 'I am' sayings in John's gospel, and attempted to link them to the traditional seven steps taken by members of Sufi orders in their quest for union with God. This republication should enable readers to capture the essence of a woman whose legacy is vitally alive for our times
Lilias Trotter moved from England to Algiers in 1888, at the age of 35, and died there in 1928. In the latter stages of her mission there, she wrote specifically for Muslims influenced by mysticism. Lilias based The Way of the Sevenfold Secret on Christ's seven 'I am' sayings in John's gospel, and attempted to link them to the traditional seven steps taken by members of Sufi orders in their quest for union with God. This republication should enable readers to capture the essence of a woman whose legacy is vitally alive for our times
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But God, who sees your struggles. brings you once·<br />
more a wonderful secret. For He tells us in <strong>the</strong> Gospel,<br />
ihat He has chosen Christ to be <strong>the</strong> means <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> true<br />
passing away, and <strong>the</strong> setting free <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Eternal Life.<br />
For God has appointed Him to be a new Head for<br />
<strong>the</strong> race <strong>of</strong> man, not for <strong>the</strong>ir bodily life, as Adam, but<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir spiritual life; as it is written "<strong>The</strong> fir.qt man Adam<br />
was rnade a living soul, <strong>the</strong> last Adam was made a quicken•<br />
ing spirit."* He took ·down into <strong>the</strong> grave all <strong>the</strong> sins<br />
and failures <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> race <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first Adam, bringing about<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir passing away from before God. And when He<br />
broke <strong>the</strong> bands <strong>of</strong> death, and arose living from <strong>the</strong> grave.<br />
on <strong>the</strong> third day, God gave Him to bring into life with<br />
Him a new race, detached from <strong>the</strong> life <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first Adam<br />
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