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Weveh

Pbe @el`cy Wmhs lh` tbe Jeltmtuès

Jy> Neii Gaao

Caaomhk lt tbe Jeltmtuès lh` tbe seveh

èl`cy smhs, we see twa pltbs, twa sets ai

mhvmtltmahs. Jatb glcc ta èep pclges wmtbmh us.

Jatb mhvmte us ta tloe up resmèhge. Jatb

preseht tbedsecves ls cmie. Jut ahcy ahe wmcc`rlw us iurtber mhta relcmty. Lh` ahcy ahe wmcc

dloe us blppy.

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âhèrvlh, Krlh` Zlpm`s, Dmgbmklh 0=576

Cmjrlry ai Gahkress Gltlcakmhk-mh-Vujcmgltmah @ltl

Gaao, Neii, <=;9-.

Weveh > tbe èl`cy smhs lh` tbe Jeltmtuès / Neii Gaao.

p. gd. Mhgcuès jmjcmakrlpbmglc reierehges.

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<. Jeltmtuès ‐ Grmtmgmsd, mhterpretltmah, etg. :. @el`cy smhs. M. Pmtce.

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Hew Mhterhltmahlc Yersmah® PHMY®. Gapyrmkbt © :66<, :665 jy Mhterhltmahlc Jmjce Wagmety.

Lcc rmkbts reserve` warc`wmè.

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B. Vetersah <==7, <==0, <==5, <==9, :666, :66<, :66:. Use` jy perdmssmah ai HlvVress

Vujcmsbmhk Kraup.

Wgrmpture quatltmahs dlroe` HONY lre tloeh irad tbe Hew Omhk Nldes Yersmah. Gapyrmkbt

© <=2: jy Pbadls Hecsah, Mhg. Use` jy perdmssmah. Lcc rmkbts reserve`.

Wgrmpture quatltmahs dlroe` HCP lre tloeh irad tbe Bacy Jmjce, Hew Cmvmhk Prlhscltmah,

gapyrmkbt © <==9. Use` jy perdmssmah ai Pyh`lce Bause Vujcmsbers, Mhg., [beltah, Mccmhams

96<2=. Lcc rmkbts reserve`.

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lre aiiere` ls l resaurge ta yau. Pbese lre hat mhtehè` mh lhy wly ta je ar mdpcy lh

ehàrsedeht ah tbe plrt ai âhèrvlh, har à we vaugb iar tbe gahteht ai tbese smtes

lh` hudjers iar tbe cmie ai tbms jaao.

Lcc rmkbts reserve`. Ha plrt ai tbms pujcmgltmah dly je repraùge`, stare` mh l retrmevlc

systed, ar trlhsdmtte` mh lhy iard ar jy lhy delhs ‐ ecegtrahmg, degblhmglc, pbatagapy,

regar`mhk, ar lhy atber ‐ exgept iar jrmei quatltmahs mh prmhte` revmews, wmtbaut tbe prmar

perdmssmah ai tbe pujcmsber.

Mhtermar èsmkh jy Jetb Wblkehe

Vrmhte` mh tbe Uhmte` Wtltes ai Ldermgl

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Pa Lukme lh` Jegoet.

Dly yau tlste lh` ehnay tbe irumt

ai belveh lcc lrauh` yau.



GAHPEHPW

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<Vrmè lh` tbe Vaar mh Wpmrmt / 7<

:Ehvy lh` tbe Daurher / 0=

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Pbe Jeetce wls lh mhgre`mjce pclge. Mt use` ta je tbe gaiiee-

`rmhomhk, Vlrcmldeht-sdaomhk, apeh-tmcc-7>66 l.d. cauhke hext ta tbe

uhmversmty. Pbe cahecy kltbere` lt tbe Jeetce lt hmkbt. Pbe badecess

slt lt tbe Jeetce wbeh tbere wls hawbere ecse ta smt. Pbe Jeetce bl`tblt vmje ai pasb gacceke ecmtmsd dmxe` wmtb l gade-ls-yau-lre mh`mi-

ierehge. Mt bl` iclmr. Mt bl` gblrlgter. Jut wbeh tbe gmty ai Kreecey

ègm̀ e` ta jlh sdaomhk mh restlurlhts, tbe Jeetce gauc`h”t clst.

Pbe jumc`mhk bl` slt edpty iar lcdast twa yelrs wbeh we jeklh

rehtmhk tbe splge. Mt wls tbe periegt smze iar l sdlcc gburgb cmoe aurs.

Pbe Jeetce stmcc bl` dugb ai mts iarder gadiart lh` hastlckmg sdecc,lh` ai gaurse tbere wls tbe upsmè-àwh Y[ Juk blhkmhk irad

tbe iraht ai tbe jumc`mhk. Jclgo icaars, tmh wlccs, lh` karkeaus waa`

gemcmhks, tbe Jeetce wls l waro ai lrt, lh` we wereh”t tbe ahcy ahes

wba cave` mt.

Pbe weeo tblt tbe peapce ai Ltcls jeklh preplrmhk tbe splge lh`

plmhtmhk tbe wlccs, helrcy tbmrty peapce glde tbraukb mts àars. Elgb

ahe ai tbed wlcoe` mh caaomhk iar l ildmcmlr ilge, lh` tbey lcc lsoe`tbe slde questmah> –Bey, ms tbe Jeetce apehmhk up lklmh1— Ai gaurse,



Mhtraùgtmah> Baces mh l Kaa ` [arc`

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tbms wls lh appartuhmty ta sbloe blh`s, mhtraùge aursecves, lh` je

wecgadmhk. Lh`, ai gaurse, ha ahe glre`.

–Lgtulccy, we”re l gburgb kraup tblt”s rehtmhk tbe splge,— we

wauc` sly. –[e blve `rmhos ah tbe gauhter mi yau”` cmoe ta gade mh

lh` blve ahe.—

[mtbaut exgeptmah, aur kuests” ilges wauc` `rap. Pbey wauc`

pacmtecy ègcmhe lh` turh tawlr` tbe àar, sade wmtb l respegtiuccy

dute` gurse ls tbey steppe` jlgo ahta tbe smèwlco. Mt wls ls tbaukb

aur gburgb bl` tloeh sadetbmhk very vlculjce irad tbed, sade-tbmhk tbe peapce ah Wmxteehtb Wtreet bl` gbermsbe`, lh` wls dlomhk

mt mhta l spegmlcty sbap iar recmkmaus peapce.

Ah tbe hmkbt Ltcls bl` mts imrst kltbermhk mh tbe Jeetce, we belr`

l gaccegtmve kralh irad lcc ai aur hemkbjars. Wmxteehtb Wtreet wls

ahge l wecc-cave` strmp ai restlurlhts, jaaostares, lh` dusmg sbaps,

jut tbere nust wlsh”t lhy cmie tbere lhydare. Ahcy tbe lhtmgarparlte

mèlcmsts oept tbe iew redlmhmhk sbaps mh jusmhess, lh` mh tbemr eyeswe were dast uhwecgade. [e were nust lhatber smkh tblt Wmxteehtb

Wtreet wls `ymhk.

Pblt wls twa yelrs lka. Clst Irm`ly, tbe iarty ar sa iacos ai Ltcls

`rew l graw` ai l iew tbauslh` peapce ahta Wmxteehtb Wtreet iar

l jcago plrty. Wade ai tbe jusmhesses hext ta us rlh aut ai stago

lh` sbut àwh elrcy tblt evehmhk, hat relcmzmhk baw jmk tbe evehtwauc` je. M slw lt celst imve duccets, iresbcy sblveh jy tbe kmrcs lt tbe

blmr slcah wba were kmvmhk tbed lwly iar iree. Dy wmie lh` sade

irmeh`s kat hew pmergmhks lt tbe tlttaa sbap. Gacceke stuèhts lh`

caglcs erupte` mh pratest wbeh we bl` ta sbut àwh tbe dlmh stlke lt

<6>66 p.d. jegluse, yes, we bl` ta iaccaw tbe hamse ar`mhlhges. ]es,

we ohaw tblt –Vlrl`mse Gmty— ms l graw` ilvarmte tblt glh ka ah iar-

ever. Lh` yes, we”re lwlre tblt hatbmhk kaa` cmoe tbms ever blppehs mhKreecey, jut tbe irmeh`cy pacmge aiimgers helr tbe sauh` jaatb lsoe`



WEYEH

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us ta stap. [e mhvmte` everyahe aii tbe street lh` mhta tbe Jeetce,

wbmgb qumgocy imcce` ta stlh`mhk raad ahcy. Pbe dusmg pclye` ah

uhtmc :>66 l.d.

[beh M weht iar dy segah` jeer tblt hmkbt, M mhtraùge` dy-

seci ta tbe awher ai tbe Grljtree Jrewery. M lsoe` iar tbemr wbelt

lce ‐ ahe ai tbe imhest mh Gacarlà ‐ lh` be slm` tbey were aut. M

lsoe` iar tbe jrawh, wbmgb ms l imhe gbamge ls wecc, jut tbey were aut

ai tblt taa. Pbey stmcc bl` l kmhker, be slm`.

–]au sac` aut ai jeer1— M lsoe` liter trymhk l sldpce.–]elb, dy ildmcy wmcc je ljce ta juy kragermes tbms dahtb jegluse

ai tbms tbmhk.—

Agglsmahlccy, tbe pclhets lcmkh mh jmzlrre pltterhs, prlyers lre

tloeh ls lh appartuhmty iar Ka` ta je dmsgbmevaus ‐ lh` stlh`mhk

mh tbe dm``ce ai tbe jeer klrèh, tbe caglc jrewdlster caaoe` lt de

lh` slm`, –M”d sa kcl` yaur gburgb ms bere. ]au jrmhk sa dugb cmie ta

tbms plrt ai tawh.—Jusmhesses lre gcasmhk lcc lrauh` us. Pbe Dexmglh iaa` restlu-

rlht sbut mts àars clst sudder. Omdjrlcc”s Dusmg dave` lwly. Pbe

ahcy stare tblt seeds ta tbrmve ah Wmxteehtb Wtreet ms Deccaw ]eccaw,

tbe bel` sbap hext ta us, wbere tbey glrry l imhe lssartdeht ai jahks,

mhgehse, lh` blh`dlè gcatbmhk. Wmxteehtb Wtreet wls ahge imcce`

wmtb cmie, jut haw edpty wmhàws lh` Iar Zeht smkhs ègarlte sevehar sa jumc`mhks ah tbe strmp. ]et iar ahe hmkbt mh elrcy Weptedjer,

Wmxteehtb Wtreet wls tbe pclge ta je mh hartberh Gacarlà. Pbe jcago

plrty wls l smkh ai tbmhks tblt gauc` je. Mt wls l sydjac ai bape iar

jumc`mhk awhers lh` hastlckmg waroers wba bl` lcdast kmveh up.

M telgb pbmcasapby lgrass tbe street, lh` tbe hext `ly M spaoe wmtb

dy stuèhts ‐ dlhy ai wbad hardlccy caao iar lhy relsah ta ket

aut ai tbms tawh lh` bel` aver ta Jaucèr ar Iart Gaccmhs. Pbey lccohew sadetbmhk spegmlc bl` blppehe`. –Mt nust iect cmoe everytbmhk




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waroe`,— tbey slm`, –cmoe tbms wls baw tbmhks sbauc` je ah tbe `rlk

hext ta tbe uhmversmty.—

Pbe evehmhk wls redlroljce jegluse tbe peapce ai Ltcls taao

sadetbmhk tblt wls èl` lh` dlè mt lcmve lklmh, lh` iar tblt hmkbt,

lt celst, lcc wba glde aut wmthesse` l resurregtmah.

Wgrlpmhk Lsmè [blt [ls Kaa`

M krew up mh l sdlcc dauhtlmh tawh mh Gacarlà, l iew dmces iradtbe jest sommhk mh tbe warc`, yet `mstlht ehaukb tblt gaws were tbe

jlgojahe ai aur caglc egahady. Pbe sblrp bmccs lh` tree kraves lcahk

dy `rmve ta sgbaac were strmomhk pmeges ai sgehery. Pbe warc`”s jest

pbatakrlpbers aiteh glpture tbe dauhtlmhs helr us. Caglcs rmkbtcy

glcc mt –Ka`”s gauhtry,— lh` mt ms ‐ uhtmc yau relgb tbe rago qulrry,

tblt ms.

Helrmhk tawh, yau bmt l spat wbere clrke `mkkmhk dlgbmhes lh`jects lre lt waro lcc `ly, glrvmhk aut tbe smè ai lh lcpmhe rm`ke, dav-

mhk tbe extrlgte` stahe mhta clrke pmces jesmè tbe ral`. Pbe gadplhy

bls jeeh tbere iar dlhy yelrs lh` bls ajvmauscy sac` l cat ai rago,

iar buh`re`s ai ylr`s ai elrtb blve helrcy vlhmsbe`. Pbe klp caaos

lwowlr`, ls tbaukb tbere”s lh ehardaus vam` mh sadetbmhk tblt wls

ahge sacm` lh` aukbt ta je jelutmiuc.Pbe pmgture ms ahe M returh ta aiteh. Ls M caao lt aur warc`, lt dy

irmeh`s lh` ildmcy, lt dyseci, M see lh` expermehge l smdmclr omh`

ai vam`. Mt ieecs ls tbaukb M wls ahge dlè strahk lh` wbace, jut

sadetbmhk bls kahe ta waro ah de, baccawmhk aut dy mhsmès. Mt ms

gcmgbí ta sly, –M ieec edpty,— wbeh M blve àhe sadetbmhk wrahk, jut

aiteh tblt ms tbe eiiegt ai dy ilmcures. Wadetmdes, tblhoiuccy, tbase

pclges kraw jlgo. Wadetmdes tbe jeluty returhs lh` belcmhk aggurs.Jut sadetmdes tbe baces redlmh. Wadetmdes belcmhk ms ecusmve lh`



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̀ miimguct. Mh ilgt, sadetmdes M gahtmhue ta sgrlpe lwly dare lh` dare

ai wblt ahge dlè de lutbehtmglccy budlh.

M ld seci-gehtere` wbeh M aukbt ta je tbaukbtiuc. M burt tbase M

glre iar dast. Wadetmdes M”d l gawlr`. Wadetmdes M”d l iaac. Wade-

tmdes M kmve tatlc gahtrac ai dy cmie ta uhbelctby lppetmtes tblt dloe

dy cmie l dess. Zegehtcy, l sahk bls jeeh repeltmhk mh dy bel` tblt

slys aver lh` lklmh, –M àh”t wlht ta imkbt. M”d tmre` ai jemhk sarry.—<

Pbey lre tbe war`s ai l jraoeh sauc, lh` M imh` dyseci recltmhk lcc

taa dugb.Mh dy jetter dadehts, M lso dyseci wby M ld gadpecce` ta lgt mh

tbese edptymhk wlys. [blt ms mt tblt mhspmres sugb lgts1 [by glh”t M

smdpcy cmve aut tbe gadpcete, kehumhecy rajust cmie M èsmre ta blve1

Mt ieecs ls tbaukb sadetbmhk ms lt wlr wmtb de ‐ wmtbmh de ‐ tblt ms

èterdmhe` ta dloe dy cmie dmserljce.

Pbe Jmjce bls l hlde iar tbms iarge mh us lh` mh aur warc` tblt ms

gclwmhk lwly lt wblt wls ahge sacm`. Mt glccs tbe iarge –smh— lh` suk-kests tblt wbeh elrcy budlhmty imrst gbase èltb aver cmie, smh ‐ tbms

lgtmve ljsehge ‐ wls uhcelsbe` lh` jeklh era`mhk lcc tblt wls ahge

kaa`. [e aukbt ta tbmho ai smh hat ls budlh wmgoe`hess ar mddarlc

lgtmahs. Wmh ms imrst lh` iaredast l pawer . Lukustmhe wrate tblt smh

–teh`s ta dloe tblt wbmgb ms gelse ta je.—: Mt ms l plrlsmtmg iarge,

lh` cmoe lcc plrlsmtes, smh àes hat exmst ah mts awh. Mt tbrmves aii lbast. Pbe uhgahsgmaus kalc ai smh ‐ mh èvmcs, kaverhdehts, lh`

aursecves ‐ ms ta gut pmeges aut ai tbe iljrmg ai relcmty lh` glcc tbe

mhgmsmahs –relc cmie.—

Irad tbe elrcmest `lys ai Gbrmstmlhmty, cmsts were wrmtteh hldmhk

tbe dlhmiestltmahs ai tbms pawer. Pbese cmsts were hat lssedjce` iar

gurmasmty”s sloe. Pbe wrmters were àmhk tbe waro ai pbysmgmlhs ‐

`mlkhasmhk tbe `mselse tblt ms omccmhk us. Lh` lrauh` tbe smxtb geh-tury, ahe ai tbe cmsts glde ta je vmewe` ls èimhmtmve. Weveh glh-




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gers were mèhtmime` lh` expase` ls tbe pawer ai smh lt waro mh us,

dlhkcmhk aur èsmres lh` pamhtmhk us tawlr` pamsahaus ècmkbts>

prmè ‐ tbe hlturlc cave iar dyseci dlkhmime` lh` perverte` mhta ̀ ms-

`lmh iar atbers? ehvy ‐ tbe renegtmah ai tbe kaa` cmie Ka` bls kmveh

de iar lh ajsessmah wmtb wblt Ka` kmves ta sadeahe ecse? scatb ‐ tbe

mh`miierehge tawlr` dy hemkbjar, dy sauc, dy warc`, ar dy Ka`?

kree` ‐ tbe èsmre ta passess dare tblh M hee` jegluse ai ielr ar

màcltry? cust ‐ tbe blh`mhk ai gahtrac aver dy ja`y lh` dmh` ta

mccmgmt grlvmhks? wrltb ‐ tbe cave iar nustmge perverte` mhta jmtterhess,revehke, lh` vmacehge? lh` kcuttahy ‐ tbe exgessmve gahsudptmah

tblt èprmves lhatber budlh jemhk ai l cmie-kmvmhk hegessmty. Pbese

lre tbe seveh expressmahs ai tbe pawer ai smh lt waro mh aur warc`.

Pbese lre tbe seveh wlys we lssluct aursecves, tbase lrauh` us, lh`

tbe warc` ls l wbace.

Pbese lre tbe seveh èl`cy smhs.

[e see tbese smhs plra`me` mh gaddergmlcs wmtb deh plsse` autah gaugbes liter eltmhk Gbeetas ‐ ls mi tblt”s wblt scatb lh` kcut-

tahy caao cmoe. L papuclr davme ielture` l recmkmaus ilhltmg omccmhk

tbe –smhhers— lrauh` bmd lggar`mhk ta tbemr –smhs.— Pbe cmst ai smhs ms

use` ta l`vertmse everytbmhk irad periudes ta gecc pbahes (ls tbaukb

tbese smhs were l èsmrljce stehgb iar aur glccmhk pclh). Pbere lre l

cat ai jl` mèls ljaut tbe seveh èl`cy smhs, jut èspmte tbe iak, tbehlde ms stmcc spat-ah. Pbese seveh smhs lre èl`cy, lh` mi tbey klmh l

smkhmimglht bac` mh aur belrts, tbey wmcc jurraw lh` jurraw lh` jur-

raw uhtmc lcc tblt wls ahge jelutmiuc mh us ms tarh lwly cmoe sa dugb

slh`stahe.

Wcatb lh` wrltb redac` us, tlomhk tbe mdlke ai Ka` lh` grlgo-

mhk tbe reicegtmah. [e lre dave` jy kree` lh` ehvy lh` kcuttahy

ta renegt tbe cmie we were dlè iar. [beh we sly tblt peapce lreimcce` wmtb prmè ar cust, we delh tblt tbe pawer ai smh bls mhiegte`



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tbed sa tbaraukbcy tblt tbemr ja`mes lre swlrdmhk wmtb tbese taxmhs

ls cuhks dmkbt swlrd wmtb edpbysedl. Pbese èl`cy smhs lre tbe

delhs jy wbmgb l warc` tblt wls grelte` sauh` lh` tbrmvmhk wmtb

cmie ms icmppe` upsmè àwh, dlè ta lppelr ls tbaukb relc blppmhess

gauc` je iauh` jy lgguducltmhk lcc ahe wmsbes, ehnaymhk every pas-

smjce pcelsure, àdmhltmhk atbers, lh` uctmdltecy servmhk ahe”s seci ls

tbe dlster ai lcc tbmhks.

Ljave lcc, tbe èl`cy smhs lre l suddahs mhta l èl` cmie, l `ys-

iuhgtmahlc cmie. Lh` mi yau lre cmoe de, yau blve regemve` lh` ed-jrlge` tbemr mhvmtltmah gauhtcess tmdes. Jut wblt yau lh` M relccy

wlht ms ireeàd. [blt we wlht ms ta jrelo plst aur l``mgtmahs lh`

ilmcures. [e wlht tbe sgrlpes lh` gclw dlros mh aur saucs ta belc lh`

aur cmves ta je dlè wbace lklmh.

[blt we wlht ‐ ljave lcc ecse ‐ ms aur awh resurregtmah.

Pbe Wawer

[beh Nesus steppe` ̀ awh irad tbe dauhtlmh wbere be bl` kmveh bms

kreltest telgbmhk, l smgo dlh glcce` aut ta bmd.7 Pbe dlh”s somh wls

wbmte lh` jcmstere`, lh` be bl` jeeh tac` iar yelrs tblt be wls hat

lccawe` ta taugb lhyahe. Iar tbe sloe ai bms hemkbjars lh` irmeh`s,

tbe dlh bl` cmve` autsmè ai tawh. Lhytmde be ehtere` bms vmcclke,be bl` ta yecc lt plssersjy tbe war`s be bl` gade ta blte> –Uhgcelh.

Uhgcelh.— Pbe `mselse wauc` evehtulccy elt bmd lwly, omccmhk bms

herves imrst. Aver tmde, bms imhkers lh` ieet wauc` ̀ msmhtekrlte iar clgo

ai ieecmhk. Be wauc` imh` mt blrèr ta imh` iaa`, ta à `lmcy gbares, ta

smdpcy survmve. Pbe `mselse lte baces mh l ja`y ahge sacm`, baces tbe

dlh blte`, baces tblt stace lwly lcc be bl`.

Pbe dlh bl` ahge jeeh belctby. Be bl` ahge bl` l ildmcy, juttbe mhiegtmah bl` tloeh lcc ai mt lwly irad bmd. Pbe mhiegtmah ceit




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bmd lcahe. Bms ahcy iuture wls ahe mh wbmgb be wauc` wltgb bms

ja`y ilcc lplrt. [beh tbe dlh belr` ljaut Nesus, be glde lh` tbrew

bmdseci jeiare tbe dmrlgce waroer, jekkmhk Nesus ta gcelh tbe barrm`

mhiegtmah irad bms somh.

[beh Nesus lgte`, bms taugb lh` jcessmhk were hat ahcy l restarl-

tmah ai tbe ceper”s icesb? tbey were lh mhvmtltmah ta tbe dlh ta reehter

sagmety, reehter bms ildmcy gmrgce, lh` jegade budlh lklmh. Nesus”

taugb imcce` tbe vam`s mh tbms dlh wmtb cmie lklmh. Pbe dlh bl` jeeh

l garpse gauhtmhk àwh tbe clst ai bms plmh-rm`èh `lys, jut Nesusgblhke` tblt. Be taao tbe dlh”s blh`, cmite` bmd irad bms ohees,

lh` rlmse` bmd irad tbe èl`.

Pbms ms l dmgragasd ai Nesus” waro, iar helrcy every dmrlgce Nesus

periarde`, helrcy every war` be spaoe, wls l jmccjalr` tblt rel`,

–Ka` ms rlmsmhk tbe èl`!—

Pbe kaspec wrmters tecc us tblt Nesus” prmdlry lgtmvmty wls trlvecmhk–irad ahe tawh lh` vmcclke ta lhatber, pragclmdmhk tbe kaa` hews

ai tbe omhkàd ai Ka`.—0 Pblt ms, Nesus speht bms tmde lhhauhgmhk

lh eveht. Wadetbmhk extrlar`mhlry wls blppehmhk ai wbmgb Nesus

wls jatb berlc` lh` mhstmkltar. –Pbe tmde bls gade,— be wauc` sly.5

Ka` wls returhmhk ta ruce l warc` taa cahk mhiegte` wmtb tbe pawer

ai smh. Jut haw Ka` wls lgtmhk mh l hew wly. Be wls jekmhhmhk ta

set tbmhks mh arèr lklmh bmdseci. Be wls dlomhk l èl` warc` Eèh

ahge dare.

Ls Nesus wlcoe` tbe ral`s ai Msrlec, be ehgaurlke` everyahe be

det ta kmve up tbemr lkeh`ls lh` namh Ka` mh settmhk lcc tbmhks rmkbt.

Nesus mhvmte` bms lu`mehge mhta Ka`”s stary ‐ tbe stary ai tbe iuture,

tbe stary tblt wauc̀ ehcmveh lcc tbe elrtb lklmh, tbe stary mh wbmgb lcc

tbmhks èl` wauc` je trlhsiarde`. Belveh wls gadmhk, Nesus slm`,lh` mt wauc` saah imcc every grevmge ai l warc` taa cahk elteh lwly jy



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becc. Nesus” dast expcmgmt stltedeht ljaut Ka`”s iuture glde mh tbe

stary aiteh glcce` –tbe plrljce ai tbe sawer—>

–L ilrder weht aut ta saw bms see`. Ls be wls sglttermhk tbe see`,

sade iecc lcahk tbe pltb? mt wls trldpce` ah, lh` tbe jmr`s lte mt

up. Wade iecc ah rago, lh` wbeh mt glde up, tbe pclhts wmtbere`

jegluse tbey bl` ha damsture. Atber see` iecc ldahk tbarhs,

wbmgb krew up wmtb mt lh` gbaoe` tbe pclhts. Wtmcc atber see`

iecc ah kaa` samc. Mt glde up lh` ymecè` l grap, l buh`re` tmdes

dare tblh wls sawh.— [beh be slm` tbms, be glcce` aut, –[baever bls elrs ta belr,

cet tbed belr.—9

Pbms wls tbe imrst plrljce Nesus tac`, lh` mt ms tbe dast

mdpartlht.;

Liter teccmhk tbms plrljce, Nesus slm`, –Mi yau glh”t uhèrstlh` tbe

delhmhk ai tbms plrljce, baw wmcc yau uhèrstlh` lcc tbe atber plr-ljces1—2 Nesus hever lklmh slm` lhytbmhk cmoe tbms. Be mhtehtmahlccy

`rew bms cmstehers” lttehtmah ta tbms uhmque spat. Nesus aiiere` tbms plr-

ljce ls tbe prmdlry gcue iar uhèrstlh`mhk everytbmhk ecse be wauc`

sly lh` à. Mt ms tbe oey ta uhèrstlh`mhk lcc ai Gbrmst”s waro.

Ah tbe ilge ai tbmhks, tbe plrljce àesh”t seed taa mdpartlht.

[e ket mt. Kaa` samc versus jl` samc. Gblhke yaur belrt. [e”ve belr`

tbe Wuh`ly sgbaac sahks. Mt”s ilmrcy ecedehtlry. Jut hatmge, wbeh

Nesus imhmsbe` tbe stary, be glcce` aut ta tbe graw`, –[baever bls

elrs ta belr, cet tbed belr.—= Pbms wls l plssmahlte mhvmtltmah ta ka

èeper, ls tbaukb be were slymhk, –Everyahe, cmsteh! Pbere”s dare ta

tbms plrljce tblh yau tbmho.—<6 Be wls, mh ilgt, aiiermhk lh expcmgmt

mhvmtltmah ta bms iaccawers ta pucc tbe stary lplrt lh` caao gcaser. Wa

cet”s gahsmèr tbe sydjacs bere.Imrst, wblt ms kamhk ah wmtb tbms ilrder, lh` wby ms be sa regocess




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wmtb bms see`1 Nesus seeds ta je teccmhk l stary mh wbmgb tbe ilrder

ms ècmjerltecy wlsteiuc, sglttermhk see` everywbere, eveh ah tbe pltb

jeheltb bms awh ieet. [by wauc̀ tbe ilrder sprel` see` everywbere1

Pbms àesh”t seed ta je l kaa` klrèhmhk prlgtmge. Zltber, mt seeds

ls tbaukb tbe ilrder ms jemhk mhtehtmahlccy krlgmaus ta eveh tbe warst

omh` ai samc.

Hext, gahsmèr tbe cagltmah. [bere ms tbms ilrder tbrawmhk bms

see`s1 Pbms ms prajljcy blppehmhk mh l imec` ar klrèh ‐ l pclge

wbere yau kraw stuii ‐ lh` tbms ms l smkhmimglht gcue. Lhytmde Nesusdehtmahs l –klrèh,— be ms ̀ mregtmhk aur lttehtmah jlgo ta Eèh ‐ lh`

Eèh ms ljaut baw tbmhks aukbt ta je. Jut hatmge, mh tbms klrèh tbere

lre wee`s, tbarhs, samc welrmhk Oevclr, lh` hlsty, see`-eltmhk jmr`s.

Pbms klrèh bls kahe àwhbmcc. Lhtm-see`, lhtm-grap iarges blve mhimc-

trlte` tbe ilrder”s imec̀ lh` lre elker ta stap lhytbmhk irad krawmhk

tbere.

Haw sade dly sukkest tblt mi tbe ilrder mh tbe stary wls kaa`,wmse, lh` paweriuc, be wauc` smdpcy omcc tbe jmr`s, èstray tbe wee`s,

lh` telr aut tbe ragoy samc ‐ rmkbt1<< Msh”t tblt tbe ajvmaus gaurse ai

lgtmah1 Vassmjcy, jut mt seeds tbms ilrder ohaws sadetbmhk we àh”t.

Be ohaws tbe qulcmty ai tbe see` mh bms pagoets. Be ohaws tblt omccmhk

jmr`s lh` rmppmhk up tbe elrtb lre uhhegesslry, iar ahge tbms see`

imh`s raat mh tbe krauh`, mts pawer wmcc je averwbecdmhk. [beh tbesee` tloes raat, mt wmcc liiegt everytbmhk ecse. Lh` ls Nesus gcase` bms

plrljce, we see nust tblt. Pbms seedmhkcy wlsteiuc ilrder, Nesus slm`,

regemve` jlgo –l grap, l buh`re` tmdes dare tblh wls sawh.—<: Pbms

jy lcc lggauhts wauc` blve imcce` tbe ehtmre klrèh wmtb tbe grap,

pusbmhk mt ta glplgmty. Lcc tbe splge tblt wls ahge edpty lh` jlrreh

wauc` blve jeeh nldde` wmtb tbe irumt tbe ilrder gbase ta jelr. Mt”s

l dmrlgce, lh` mt `mspclys pregmsecy tbe waro Nesus wauc` lggadpcmsbah elrtb.



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Pbe pmgture Nesus plmhte` iar bms lu`mehge ‐ tbe pmgture tblt

sbauc` gacar everytbmhk we tbmho ljaut Nesus” cmie, èltb, lh` resur-

regtmah ‐ ms tbe irumt imccmhk every edptmhess mh l warc` tblt wls dlè

ta je Eèh jut ms jlrreh lh` cmiecess.

Nesus revmsmte` tbms mdlke mh dlhy ai bms atber starmes. Mh tbe plr-

ljce ai tbe tehlhts, l clhàwher pclhts l vmheylr` mh arèr ta jelr

irumt, jut tbe tehlhts praùge hatbmhk iar bmd. Wa tbe clhàwher

tloes tbe vmheylr` lh` kmves mt ta atbers, jegluse tbe irumt ‐ hat tbe

tehlht ‐ ms wblt dltters.<7

Mh l stary glcce` tbe plrljce ai tbe waroersmh tbe vmheylr`, l clhàwher bmres cljarers lcc `ly cahk ‐ eveh uhtmc

tbe clst baur ‐ lh` plys everyahe l iucc `ly”s wlke ta gade lh` jelr

irumt mh bms klrèh. Pbe clhàwher ms regocess wmtb bms glsb, jegluse

be tbmhos tbe irumt ‐ hat tbe wlke ‐ms wblt dltters.<0 Mh lhatber plr-

ljce, l tree bls jeeh krawmhk wmtbaut irumt mh l dlh”s imec` iar tbree

yelrs, lh` tbe awher ègmès ta kmve mt ahe dare yelr ta ymec` l blr-

vest, jut liter tblt be wmcc gut mt àwh. Mt dly blve jeeh l cavecy tree,jut tbe dlh glccs mt wartbcess, jegluse tbe irumt ‐ hat tbe tree ‐ms

wblt dltters.<5

[beh tbe m̀sgmpces clter lsoe` Nesus wblt tbe plrljce ai tbe sawer

delht, be klve tbed stmcc dare gcues>

–Pbe ohawce`ke ai tbe segrets ai tbe omhkàd ai Ka` bls jeeh

kmveh ta yau, jut ta atbers M spelo mh plrljces, sa tblt,

– ‒tbaukb seemhk, tbey dly hat see?

tbaukb belrmhk, tbey dly hat uhèrstlh`.”

–Pbms ms tbe delhmhk ai tbe plrljce> Pbe see` ms tbe war`

ai Ka`. Pbase lcahk tbe pltb lre tbe ahes wba belr, lh` tbeh

tbe èvmc gades lh` tloes lwly tbe war` irad tbemr belrts, sa

tblt tbey dly hat jecmeve lh` je slve`. Pbase ah tbe rago lretbe ahes wba regemve tbe war` wmtb nay wbeh tbey belr mt, jut




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tbey blve ha raat. Pbey jecmeve iar l wbmce, jut mh tbe tmde ai

testmhk tbey ilcc lwly. Pbe see` tblt iecc ldahk tbarhs stlh`s

iar tbase wba belr, jut ls tbey ka ah tbemr wly tbey lre gbaoe`

jy cmie”s warrmes, rmgbes lh` pcelsures, lh` tbey à hat dlture.

Jut tbe see` ah kaa` samc stlh`s iar tbase wmtb l hajce lh` kaa`

belrt, wba belr tbe war`, retlmh mt, lh` jy persevermhk praùge

l grap.—<9

Mh ahe sehse tbere ms l gcelr desslke bere> Je cmoe tbe samc tblt

regemve` tbe war` ai Ka` wmtb l kaa` belrt. Bawever, mt ms ajvmaustblt Nesus tbmhos tbms plrljce ms expcasmve. [by wauc` be hee` ta sly

liter tbe imrst teccmhk, –[baever bls elrs, cet tbed belr,— mi lcc tbe

plrljce delht wls, –Je kaa` lh` jelr irumt—1 [by sly, –M spelo mh

plrljces sa tbey dly hat see, sa tbey dly hat uhèrstlh`—1 Peccmhk

peapce lrauh` yau, –Nust blve l kaa` belrt, dlh,— smdpcy msh”t tblt

gahtraversmlc. Wa wblt ms mt tblt”s sa revacutmahlry bere1Pbe oey ta uhèrstlh`mhk tbms plrljce ms hat tbe questmah, wblt

ms tbe see`1 jut wba ms tbe see`1 Lh` Nesus tac` us. Pbe see` ms tbe

[ar` ai Ka`. Lh` tbe [ar` ai Ka`, we dmkbt hate, ms Nesus.<; Nesus

ms tbe see` tbe ilrder ms pclhtmhk everywbere, tbe see` wbase grap

wmcc gahsude tbe ehtmre klrèh. Nesus ‐ bms cmie lh` belcmhk lh`

ruce ‐ ms tbe see` tblt wmcc rehavlte every squlre mhgb ai aur warc`,

aur recltmahsbmps, lh` aursecves.

Pbms plrljce ms lh lhhauhgedeht ai l warc`wmè revacutmah mh

wbmgb evmc, smh, lh` èltb lre hat purke` jut tatlccy averruh, ls

tbaukb tbey were derecy edpty splge hee`mhk ta je imcce` lklmh.

Nesus jecmeve` tblt Ka`”s restarltmve pawer wls averwbecdmhk

tbe baces ùk hat ahcy mh tbe warc`”s pawer strugtures jut mh cast

budlhmty mtseci. Hemtber tbe tyrlhts wba gahtracce` bms gauhtry hartbe recmkmaus ecmte wba wauc` clter omcc bmd har tbe plklh ka`s blppy



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wmtb jlrreh imec̀ s har tbe `lroehe` budlh belrt wmtbmh us lcc, Nesus

slm`, glh wmtbstlh` tbe restarltmve pawer ai Ka`”s [ar` imccmhk mh

every vam`, everywbere. Ls jmjcmglc sgbaclr E. V. Wlhèrs wrate, –Nesus

`m` hat expegt tbe eh` ai tbe warc` mh tbe sehse ai èstrugtmah ai tbe

gasdas. Be expegte` l `mvmhe, trlhsiardmhk dmrlgce.—<2

Nesus reierre` ta Ka`”s restarltmve ruce jrelomhk mhta l vam`-imcce`

elrtb ls –tbe omhkàd ai belveh.— Iar Nesus, belveh ms hat sadetbmhk

we wlmt iar. Belveh ms sadetbmhk ta je edjrlge` lh` sprel` haw.

Nesus tlukbt bms iaccawers ta prly, –]aur wmcc je àhe, ah elrtb ls mt msmh belveh.—<= Lh` Nesus jecmeve` tblt wls pregmsecy wblt wls jekmh-

hmhk ta blppeh. Ka`”s restarltmve ruce wls jekmhhmhk ta put jlgo

taketber lcc tblt bl` jeeh sclsbe` lh` jurhe` jy tbe pawer ai smh. Mt

wls lh eveht ta je wecgade`. Mt wls lh eveht ta gecejrlte.

Pbms dare tblh lhytbmhk ecse wls tbe kaa` hews tblt Nesus lh-

hauhge` ls be weht irad tawh ta tawh. Pbms ms tbe kaspec, lh` tbms

kaspec ms lcc ljaut resurregtmah.

L Hew [ly ta Je Budlh

Ls l cmttce om`, M rededjer wltgbmhk dy imrst davme ljaut Ka`.:6 M

bl` hever seeh Ka` jeiare ‐ ah tbe sgreeh ar mh relc cmie ‐ sa tbms

wls mdpartlht mhiardltmah iar lh mrrecmkmaus emkbt-yelr-ac`. Mh tbedavme, Ka` `resse` cmoe lh ecèrcy dlh irad Dmssaurm. Be ware l

soy-jcue juttah-up sbmrt tugoe` mhta jemke plhts pclge` l cmttce taa

bmkb ah bms bmps. Be pucce` l kaaiy wbmte blt àwh caw helr bms eye-

jraws, lh` be wls ac`. Yery ac`. Pbms Ka` wauc` blve caaoe` rmkbt

lt bade mh l Cls Yekls glsmha, lh`, mh ilgt, tblt wls wbere tbe davme

wls sbat. Ka` wlcoe` plst ductmgacare` cmkbts lh` scat dlgbmhes,

lh` be taao l selt lt l cahecy paoer tljce hext ta l dlh wba bl` tbeexlgt slde ilge.




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Pbaukb tbey caaoe` cmoe twmhs, tbe atber dlh wlsh”t mhta retmre-

deht bade ilsbmah. Be ware lh expehsmve jclgo sumt wmtb l re` tme.

Bms eyes wereh”t imcce` wmtb wmsàd ar wecgade, cmoe Ka`”s were. Bms

were eyes ai ̀ mstrust. [ltgbmhk tbe davme, yau ̀ m̀ h”t hee` ta lso wba

tbe dlh mh tbe jclgo sumt wls. Be wecgade` Ka`, tbe twa jeklh

gltgbmhk up, lh` tbeh Ka` lsoe` ljaut l spegmimg sauc ah wbad tbe

jclgo-sumte` dlh bl` l uhmque gclmd. Pbe dlh mh jclgo lgohawc-

e`ke` tbe sauc wbmce tbe èlcer sbuiice` l ègo jeiare tbed. Lh` ls

Ka` lh` tbe @evmc spaoe, tbey jeklh pclymhk glr`s.Pbms wls tbe gcmdlx ai tbe imcd. Pbe twa jlttce` iar tbe sauc ai

sade uhiartuhlte kuy, lh` tbemr welpahs were paoer glr`s. Mt wls lh

mhterestmhk twmst, jut everyahe wltgbmhk ohew wba wauc` wmh. Ka`

gauc` gblhke bms plmr ai tbrees mhta iaur lges. Ka` gauc` averwbecd

tbe ielr kclh`s mh tbe @evmc”s jrlmh sa be wauc` mdde`mltecy iac` lh`

ruh aut ai tbe raad sgreldmhk. Ka` gauc` turh jlgo tmde aver lh`

aver lklmh uhtmc bms blh` wls nust periegt.Pblt wbace –lcc-paweriuc— tbmhk glh je l relc l`vlhtlke wbeh

pclymhk glr`s.

Jut tbe davme `m`h”t bmhke ah tbe glr`s jemhk pclye`. Mh ilgt, ls

tbe blh`s lre èlct, we àh”t ply lttehtmah ta tbed. [blt we glre

ljaut ms tbe ̀ mlcakue. [e wlht ta ohaw wblt evmc wmcc sly ta kaa`hess,

lh` wblt kaa`hess wmcc sly mh returh. Pblt”s wbere tbe lgtmah ms. Mtwmcc hat à iar Ka` ta wlco up ta tbe paoer tljce cmoe Gcmht Elstwaa`,

`rlw l cmkbthmhk jact irad bms bacster, lh` seh` evmc sprlwcmhk ta tbe

icaar. Ka` glhhat wmh tbe `ly cmoe tblt. [e dust belr sadetbmhk

ecse.

Ls tbey spelo, we hee` ta see tbe cmiestyce ai belveh ls supermar

ta tblt ai becc. Pbe kaa` cmie dust hat ahcy je kaa`? mt dust lcsa je

tbe blppy cmie, tbe wahèr-imcce` cmie, tbe lttrlgtmvecy gadpcete cmie.Mt dust je, mh ilgt, tbe jest cmie wartb cmvmhk. Wa taa, Ka` dust sbaw




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mts streets lh` bmccsmès, be use` tbe slde pbrlse aver lh` aver lklmh

ta exgmte bms cmstehers lh` mhvmte tbemr èvatmah> –Zepeht, iar tbe omhk-

àd ai belveh bls gade helr.—:7

Haw mi yau lh` M weht aut mh tbe streets ai aur tawhs ar ahta tbe

gldpus ai l caglc uhmversmty lh` slm` wmtb l cau` vamge, –Zepeht, iar

tbe omhkàd ai belveh bls gade helr,— tbase cmstehmhk wauc` belr

sadetbmhk cmoe, –Kmve up yaur prmvlte smhs! Ket recmkmah! Pbe eh` ai

tbe warc` ms gadmhk! M ld l grlzy persah!— Jut tbase mh Nesus” `ly

wauc` blve belr` sadetbmhk dugb `miiereht. Mt wauc` blve sauhè`dare cmoe, –Wtap. Kmve up yaur persahlc lkeh`l lh` gade namh de.

Ka` ms stlrtmhk lh uprmsmhk. Be”s returhmhk ta set everytbmhk rmkbt

lklmh.—:0

Ai gaurse, lhy iaac glh gclmd ta je Ka`”s dessehker, jut jegluse

ai Nesus” dmrlgucaus pawer, war` sprel` everywbere gahgerhmhk bmd.

Veapce wlcoe` àzehs ai dmces ta belr bmd spelo. Dahstraus graw`s

lssedjce` everywbere be weht, lh` elgb tmde Nesus bec` tbe ltteh-tmah ai bms lu`mehge, be wauc` smt àwh lh` kmve l serdah.

Pbe slde serdah.

Cuoe regar`s tbe tmde wbeh Nesus klve tbms serdah ah l èsert

pclmh. Mh Dlttbew”s kaspec, Nesus ècmvere` mt irad l dauhtlmhsmè.

[e glcc tbe gahteht ai tbms telgbmhk –tbe Werdah ah tbe Dauht,— lh`

iar tbe imrst yelr ai bms pujcmg cmie, tbms wls baw Nesus mhtraùge` bmd-seci lh` mhvmte` bms lu`mehge ta gbaase tbe cmie ai belveh.:5 Pbraukb

tbms serdah, Nesus tac` bms lu`mehge baw Ka` slw tbmhks, wblt Ka`

wls àmhk, lh` wblt Ka` glre` ljaut dast. Mt wls dugb `miiereht

irad wblt lhyahe expegte`.

[e aiteh rel` plsslkes irad tbe Werdah ah tbe Dauht ‐ plsslkes

ljaut hat custmhk ar hat bltmhk atbers, ljaut kamhk tbe extrl dmce,

cavmhk aur ehedmes, hat nu`kmhk lhatber, turhmhk tbe atber gbeeo,jelrmhk irumt wmtb aur cmves ‐ ls kaa` l`vmge ar kaa` ruces ta iaccaw.



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Jut tblt ms hat wblt ms kamhk ah bere. Pbraukbaut tbms serdah, Nesus

èsgrmje` l hew wly ta je budlh.

Pbe serdah jeklh wmtb wblt lhgmeht wrmters blve glcce` –tbe Je-

ltmtuès.— Pbe Jeltmtuès lre emkbt shlpsbats ai emkbt `miiereht cmves

tblt Nesus slm` expermehge Ka`”s ilvar.:9 Pbe Jeltmtuès mhtraùge`

lcc tblt Nesus wlhte` ta sly ljaut l hew omh` ai cmie. Pbraukb tbed

Nesus saukbt ta pucc lt bms lu`mehge”s belrtstrmhks. Be wlhte` ta `rlw

tbed mh lh` sbaw tbed tblt tbe cmie Ka` aiiers ms pregmsecy wblt tbey

èsmre`. Pbe Jeltmtuès were, ljave lcc ecse, Nesus” mhvmtltmah ta seetbe warc` ls Ka` àes ‐ lh` ta cave mt.

Ls l wbace, tbe Jeltmtuès lre l pmgture ai tbe vam`s grelte` jy

smh jemhk imcce` mh wmtb tbe cmie ai belveh. Pbey lre emkbt pmgtures ai

resurregtmah.

Pbe imrst iaur jeltmtuès iagus ah tbe paar, deeo, daurhmhk, lh`

tbmrsty ‐ lcc peapce we gahsmèr wretgbe`. Jut dare tblh lhytbmhk,

tbe paar mh spmrmt, tbe daurhmhk lh` deeo, tbase tbmrstmhk iar rmkb-

teaushess wauc` blve seeh tbedsecves ls renegte` jy Ka`. Everytbmhk

mh tbemr gucture wauc` blve sgrelde` aut tblt tbese peapce were

uhwartby ai Ka`”s cave lh` liiegtmah, tblt tbemr cmves wauc` redlmh

dmserljce, tblt tbey were ls kaa` ls èl`. Nesus spaoe `mregtcy ta

tbese peapce lh` rlmse` tbemr gbmhs>

Jcesse` lre tbe paar mh spmrmt ‐ tbase wba ohaw tbey clgo wblt

dloes tbed lcmve lh` wba caao ta atbers iar becp ‐ iar tbemrs

ms tbe omhkàd ai belveh.

Jcesse` lre tbase wba daurh ‐ tbase wba blve bl` tblt wbmgb tbey

glre iar dast strmppe` lwly ‐ iar tbey wmcc je gadiarte`.

Jcesse` lre tbe deeo ‐ tbase wba ̀ a hat pursue pawer ar lutbarmty

jut cmve kehtce cmves mh dy omhkàd ‐ iar tbey wmcc mhbermt tbeelrtb.




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Jcesse` lre tbase wba buhker lh` tbmrst iar rmkbteaushess ‐ tbase

wba blve ha kaa` tbmhk mhsmè tbedsecves yet stmcc cahk iar

sadetbmhk relc ‐ iar tbey wmcc je imcce`.:;

Pbms wls kaa` hews. Dlhy ai tbase cmstehmhk bl` jeeh tac` ar

ohew mdpcmgmtcy tblt tbemr dmsery wls tbe resuct ai tbemr awh èvml-

tmah irad Ka`. Pbey bl` jeeh tlukbt tblt pawer lh` pbysmglc kcary

gblrlgtermze` tbe blppy cmie. Jut Nesus ‐ tbms prelgber exergmsmhk

Ka`”s pawer aver every `mselse lh` èdah be ehgauhtere` ‐ tac`

tbed tblt gadiart, mhbermtlhge, wbacehess, lh` belveh were tbemrs wbere tbey were.:2 Pblt tbaukb tbey slw tbedsecves ls èl`, Ka`

slw tbed ls lcmve.

Pbe clst iaur jeltmtuès gaddeh` tbe dergmiuc, tbe pelgedlo-

ers, tbe pure mh belrt, lh` tbe persegute`. Aiteh mt ms tbese wba strmve

iar kaa`hess wmtb ha lpplreht rewlr`. Mt ms tbese wba ‐ tbaukb jeht

caw iar Ka` ‐ regemve hatbmhk jut sarraw iar tbemr seci-kmvmhk. Lh`Nesus slm` ta tbed, –Mh dy omhkàd, uhèr dy ruce, yau wmcc je

sbawh dergy. ]au wmcc see Ka`. ]au wmcc je glcce` gbmc`reh ai Ka`.

]au wmcc je cmoe tbe prapbets, regemvmhk tbemr slde rewlr`, tbemr slde

jcessmhk, tbemr slde delsure ai blppmhess.—

Lklmh, tbms ms l pmgture ai tbe warc` jemhk restare`. Pbe baces lre

jemhk imcce` mh. Nesus redave` bms cmstehers irad tbe hamse lh` trlsb

tblt tbe guctures lrauh` tbed aiiere`, lh` mhstel` prlmse` l `miierehtomh` ai prlmsewartbmhess>

Jcesse` lre tbe dergmiuc ‐ tbase wba kmve eveh aut ai tbemr

wlht ‐ iar tbey wmcc je sbawh dergy.

Jcesse` lre tbe pure mh belrt ‐ tbase wbase mhsmès lre è`mglte`

ta wblt lgtulccy dltters ‐ iar tbey wmcc see Ka`.

Jcesse` lre tbe pelgedloers ‐ wba waro iar tbe slde eh`sM à ‐ iar tbey _taaT wmcc je glcce` gbmc`reh ai Ka`.



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Jcesse` lre tbase wba lre persegute` jegluse ai rmkbteaushess ‐ wba

cmve tbe cmie ai Ka` mh jraoeh pclges, sbawglsmhk Ka`”s

remkh ‐ iar tbemrs ms tbe omhkàd ai belveh.:=

Pbese jeltmtuès lre gbeers irad tbe ilrder ta tbase wba waro

tbe samc mh bms klrèh. Pbey lre ehgaurlkedeht ta tbase wba ieec ls

tbaukb tbemr cmie ms l gahstlht jlttce wmtb ha lpplreht vmgtarmes. Pbey

lre l desslke ai bape ta tbase wba lhtmgmplte l `ly wbeh tbe baces

mh aur warc` lre imhlccy imcce` lh` everytbmhk ms dlè hew.

Pbus tbe Jeltmtuès lre ahe plrt mhvmtltmah lh` ahe plrt lggcm-

dltmah. Pbe Jeltmtuès lre sade ai tbe smkbts we see wbeh belveh

lh` elrtb averclp lh` mhtercago. Dare tblh lhytbmhk, tbey lre Nesus”

lppelc ta tbe jraoehbelrte` lh` tbe lrraklht, tbe vmrtuaus lh` tbe

seci-lssure`, ta lwloeh, ta turh tbemr perspegtmve rmkbt smè up lh` hat

ahcy see tbe warc` ls Ka` àes, jut èsmre mt.

Lh` lt tbemr gare, tbe Jeltmtuès lre Nesus” partrlmt ai l ̀ el` warc`resurregte` irad tbe gcutgbes ai tbe seveh èl`cy smhs.

Pwa Mhvmtltmahs

[beh aur acèst sah wls jarh, l kaa` irmeh` ai aurs kat bmd l sbart-

sceeve` jclgo Ahesme wmtb re` trmd. Mt bls l pmgture ai @lrtb Ylèr”s

dlso ah tbe iraht, lh` uhèrheltb mt mh jac` re` cetters, mt rel`s,

–wba”s yaur `l``y 1— Mt dloes de clukb, jut ai gaurse mt reiers ta l

smhmster eveht. Pbms ms tbe tedptltmah ai Cuoe Woywlcoer ta turh bms

belrt lh` dmh` aver ta tbe `lro smè.

Irad tbe autset ai tbe armkmhlc Wtlr [lrs trmcaky, we see tblt

@lrtb Ylèr stlh`s iar evmc? Ajm-[lh Oehajm represehts kaa`hess?

lh` tbere”s l strukkce iar tbe belrt ai Cuoe Woywlcoer lh` bms iuture.Elgb tmde kaa` lh` evmc spelo ta Woywlcoer, tbey mhvmte bmd ta see




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tbe warc` ls tbey à ‐ teccmhk bmd wblt ms vlculjce, wblt ms wartby

ai bms pursumt, wbere relc cmie ms iauh`. Oehajm lh` Ylèr elgb spelo

mh mhvmtltmahs> Gade mhta tbms omh` ai cmie, tbms omh` ai relcmty? je

trlhsiarde`? iaccaw de? tbms ms wba yau lre dlè ta je? tbms ms yaur

èstmhy.

Wa taa tbe Jeltmtuès? sa taa tbe seveh èl`cy smhs.

Pbe Jeltmtuès lh` tbe èl`cy smhs lre twa sets ai mhvmtltmahs.

Caaomhk lt tbed mh turh, we see twa pltbs lvlmcljce ta us. Jatb glcc

ta èep pclges wmtbmh us ta gade lh` tlste. Jatb preseht tbedsecvesls cmie ls mt lgtulccy ms. Jatb mhvmte us ta tloe up resmèhge. Jut ahcy

ahe wmcc dloe us blppy, iar ahe ms cmie, iucc lh` lwloe? tbe atber ms

tbe ljsehge, tbe hatbmhkhess. Mh tbe Jeltmtuès lh` tbe èl`cy smhs,

we see belveh lh` becc lh` we belr tbe war`s tbey spelo ta us.

Verblps yau”re cmoe de, lh` wbeh yau see tbe cmst ai èl`cy

smhs ‐ ehvy lh` cust, wrltb lh` kree`, scatb, prmè, lh` kcuttahy ‐

tbey lre hat cmoe l iaremkh clhkulke tblt yau glh spelo jut keherlccylvam`. Iar de, tbe èl`cy smhs èsgrmje baw M hardlccy tbmho, wblt M

hardlccy wlht, lh` baw M hardlccy jeblve. Pbe seveh èl`cy smhs mc-

custrlte dy every`ly rbytbds. Pbey lre aiteh tbe uhgahsgmaus kumè

M iaccaw.

Lh` tbey nust àh”t seed ta waro lhydare.

M wlht sadetbmhk ecse. M èsmre sadeahe ta imcc tbese edpty pclgesmh de, jut aiteh M àh”t ohaw wblt wmcc à tbe naj. ]es, M”ve cave` Ka`

iar l cahk tmde lh` prly iar bms becp lh` kum`lhge, iar tbe strehktb

ta gblhke. Jut aiteh tbe baces nust ieec taa èep. Lt tmdes M ieec cmoe

M àh”t blve tbe eherky ta wrestce lhydare. Mt”s elsmer ta kmve dyseci

aver ta tbese tehèhgmes, ta tbese vam`s ‐ ta nust cet tbed à tbemr

tbmhk.

Jut yet lhatber plrt ai de slys tbms nust msh”t rmkbt. Pbms ms hat bawtbmhks lre suppase` ta je. M wlht ta je lcmve mh wlys M glh ahcy `reld



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ai. M wlht ta sbe` tbms èl`wemkbt lh` ruh lklmh. M wlht wblt M tbmho

Nesus bl`. Vlssmah. Nay. [ahèr. Lh mhvmkarlte` sauc.

Pbe Jeltmtuès aiier de ‐ lh` aiier yau ‐ tblt relcmty. Pbey lre

tbe lhtmàte ta tbe pamsahs we sa rel`mcy gahsude. Mi ahcy we gauc`

see wbere tbey spelo ta tbe mhiegte` pclges mhsmè us, lccaw tbed ta

pusb jlgo tbe vam`, lh` wltgb ls tbey rekraw aur budlhmty. Mi ahcy

Nesus” war`s wauc` spelo `mregtcy ta tbe èl`cy smhs mh yaur cmie lh`

dmhe, perblps tbeh we wauc` ohaw wblt blppmhess ms. Verblps tbeh

we gauc` trucy sly, –Pbms ms wblt M wls dlè iar. Pbms ms wba M wlsdelht ta je. Pbms ms belveh.— Verblps tbeh we wauc` see tbe ral`

cel`mhk gcelrcy tawlr` aur awh resurregtmah.



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Pbe stary ms tac` ai l dlh wba bl` l ̀ reld mh wbmgb lh lhkec

sbawe` bmd twa àars ‐ ahe dlroe` Belveh lh` tbe atber Becc.<

Gurmaus, tbe dlh weht ta tbe àar dlroe` Becc. Mhsmè be slw lh

uhblppy smkbt. Pwecve edlgmlte` peapce slt lrauh` l gluc`rah aisteldmhk bat saup. Jesmè tbed were clrke spaahs ‐ taa clrke, mh

ilgt. Pbe spaahs requmre` jatb lrds lh` lcc ahe”s dmkbt ta cmit lh`

pclge mh tbe gluc`rah. Dlhy were ljce ta ket iaa` ah tbe eh`, jut tbe

wemkbt ai tbe spaahs gluse` tbed ta tmp aver ls tbe peapce jraukbt

tbe iaa` ta tbemr cmps. Pbase mh becc were hever ljce ta elt irad tbe

èep gluc`rahs. Pbe spaahs were taa cahk, taa belvy.–Dast mh becc,— tbe lhkec expclmhe`, –blve speht cahk baurs trymhk

ta iee` tbedsecves jut blve ilmce` lklmh lh` lklmh.—

Pbe `relder wltgbe` tbed stlrmhk, stlrvmhk, lh` be regamce`

irad becc”s àarwly. Pbese peapce blve ha bape, be tbaukbt. Mt

seede` tblt Ka` wls dagomhk tbed. –Mt ms tarture,— be slm` ta tbe

lhkec, –ta blve wblt yau èsmre smttmhk jeiare yau yet je uhljce ta

blve eveh l tlste!—Purhmhk, be apehe` tbe àar dlroe` Belveh. Mhsmè be slw



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twecve peapce smttmhk lrauh` l èep gluc`rah ai saup, wmtb spaahs

taa clrke ta cmit ta tbemr cmps. Pbe raad wls tbe slde ls tbe ahe mh

becc ‐ tbe slde cmkbt, tbe slde smze ‐ jut mh tbms raad tbere wls l

nay uhcmoe lhytbmhk tbe dlh bl` ever seeh. Be lh` tbe lhkec were

glukbt up mh tbe clukbter. Pbere wls eveh smhkmhk, lh` tbe peapce

gecejrlte` iar cahk baurs ls tbe saup slt jamcmhk jeiare tbed.

Celvmhk, tbe dlh wls puzzce` jy tbe gahtrlst jetweeh tbe twa

raads. Ahe sa imcce` wmtb nay lh` tbe atber l prmsah ai dmsery. Ger-

tlmhcy tbase mh belveh were mh èhmlc. Verblps tbey bl` krawh gah-teht wmtb wlht. Caaomhk lt tbe lhkec, tbe `relder lsoe` wby tbase mh

belveh were blppy wbmce tbase mh becc were hat.

–Pbase mh belveh blve celrhe` ta iee` elgb atber,— slm` tbe

lhkec.

[berels tbe omhkàd ai belveh ms gadduhlc lh` jeht tawlr`

tbe servmge ai atbers, tbe lttmtuè ai becc lssudes everytbmhk exmsts iar

de ‐ ta serve de, jeheimt de ‐ jegluse M ld tblt smkhmimglht.Nabh Dmctah”s gclssmg Vlrl`mse Cast jekmhs wmtb Wltlh ilccmhk irad

tbe presehge ai Ka` mhta l `lro warc`. Caaomhk lrauh`, be liimrds

bmdseci jy slymhk, –Jetter ta remkh mh Becc, tblh serve mh Belv”h.—:

Wade dave tawlr` tbe vam` ai becc ‐ hat jegluse relcmty ms taa ukcy

ar plmhiuc, jut jegluse tbe omhkàd ai belveh ms ljaut atbers lh`

hat ahe”s seci. Lh` wbeh lcc peapce everywbere stap servmhk ahe lh-atber lh` jekmh krapmhk iar wblt ms –rmkbtiuccy tbemrs,— tbms mhwlr`

iagus jegades èl`cy. Pbe lhgmehts glcce` tbms lttmtuè ai persmsteht

seci-iagus prmè, lh` wbeh prmè tloes bac` ai l gucture, everyahe

stlrves.

Vrmè ms tbe hlturlc cave iar dyseci dlkhmime` lh` perverte` mhta

`ms`lmh iar atbers. Lukustmhe glcce` prmè tbe iauh`ltmah ai smh, iar

–prmè dlè tbe sauc èsert Ka`, ta wbad mt sbauc` gcmhk ls tbesaurge ai cmie, lh` ta mdlkmhe mtseci mhstel` ls tbe saurge ai mts awh



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cmie.—7 Mh atber war`s, tbe dare M dloe dy cmie, dy wecc-jemhk, dy

ehcmkbtehdeht, lh` dy suggess prmdlry, tbe ilrtber M step irad relc-

mty. Pbus tbe becc-jauh` à hat trlvec àwhwlr`? tbey trlvec mhwlr`,

gagaahmhk tbedsecves jebmh` l dlss ai vlhmty, persahlc rmkbts, recm-

kmasmty, lh` èiehsmvehess.

Ajsessmah wmtb seci ms tbe èimhmhk dlro ai l `msmhtekrltmhk sauc.

Uhcmoe tbe atber smhs, prmè usulccy lppelrs wbeh M ld lt dy jest.

Vrmè glpmtlcmzes hat nust ah dy ilmcures jut eveh dare sa ah dy

suggesses. [beh M gbaase ta ljstlmh irad jlse èsmres, kcuttahy lh`cust dly je èielte`, jut hat prmè. Vrmè teccs de wblt l imhe persah

M ld iar resmstmhk sugb rujjmsb ‐ lh` dy eyes turh mhwlr`. [beh M

ilst, prmè ms tbere ta plt de ah tbe jlgo lh` tecc de wblt l èvaut

persah M ld ‐ lh` lklmh dy eyes turh mhwlr`. Mi M stap ilstmhk sa M

wah”t `rlw lttehtmah ta dyseci, prmè dlros tbe agglsmah wmtb trud-

pets. Mi M sblre wmsàd ar wmtbbac` mt, mi M kmve dahey ar reirlmh, mi

M prly ar redlmh smceht ‐ prmè ms lcwlys tbere ls l ilcse cmkbt ta jlsomh. Ha dltter wblt M à, prmè caves ta bac` up dy reicegtmah ls lh

màc ta je gbermsbe`.

[e”re elgb glpljce ai turhmhk wblt we see mh tbe dmrrar mhta aur

ka`. M see tbms tehèhgy gcelrcy mh dyseci wbeh M jecmeve M blve lcc tbe

rmkbt lhswers, hat nust iar de jut iar tbase M nu`ke ls blvmhk desse`-

up cmves lh` desse`-up jecmeis. –Mi tbey ahcy ohew wblt M ohaw, tbemrcmves wauc` je sa dugb jetter,— M sly ta dyseci. M ld gadiartljce wmtb

sugb gahèsgehsmah jegluse mh tbe jlgo ai dy dmh`, M tbmho Ka`

lkrees wmtb dy apmhmah. (Lh` be bls gcaut.) M”d nust aiiermhk gcelr-

belè` `msgerhdeht jegluse M ld tblt gcase ta tbe `mvmhe.

Wdeccs ratteh, bub1

Ahe wrmter slm` tblt prmè ms tbe ahcy smgohess tblt dloes everyahe

mcc exgept tbe ahe wba bls mt.0 [e aukbt ta tloe tbms l step iurtber, je-gluse prmè burts everyahe, espegmlccy tbe prau`. Pbase mh tbe vmgmh-




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mty ai prmè dly je steppe` ah, ljuse`, `msdmsse`, eveh sbat mh arèr

ta oeep tbe prmstmhe mdlke ai tbe prau` mhtlgt. Jut seci-ajsessmah

uctmdltecy èstrays tbe prau` sauc. Mt ecmdmhltes every cmie-kmvmhk

recltmahsbmp tbe prau` dly blve ehnaye`. Eveh Ka` `rlws gcase ta

tbe prau`,5 jut tbe prau` glhhat `rlw gcase ta Ka` ar lhyahe ecse,

iar prmè èstrays aur ljmcmty ta gahhegt wmtb atbers. Verblps tbms ms wby

dlhy krelt Gbrmstmlh tbmhoers blve mèhtmime` prm̀ e ls tbe imrst cetblc

step mhta becc”s blh`s.9 Vrmè gbaases mtseci aver tbe rest ai relcmty. Mt ms

tbe gadpcete lhtmrelcmst irlde ai dmh`.Vrmè, tbeh, ms hat passessmhk extrlar`mhlry tlcehts, vmewmhk dy

somccs bmkbcy, ar eveh sbawglsmhk dy kmits iar tbe jeheimt ai atbers.

Vrmè mhstel` spurs de ta vmew dyseci ls tbe ahcy ahe mh tbe ehtmre

warc` wba dltters, ta tbmho tblt M blve sadebaw elrhe` tbe prmde

spat mh tbe uhmverse, lh` haw lcc ai greltmah ms l krlh` sydpbahy

gecejrltmhk de. M dly blve l cawcy naj, ha dahey, ha irmeh`s, ha

mVbahe, yet stmcc de`mtlte gahtmhulccy ah dyseci ls tbe ahe wbasetbaukbts lh` ieecmhks dltter dare tblh lhyahe ecse”s.

Vrmè ms hat tbmhomhk taa dugb ai dyseci? prmè ms tbmhomhk ai

dyseci ilr taa dugb.

Nesus tac` l stary ai l dlh wmtb twa sahs, jatb gahsude` wmtb

tbedsecves.; Pbe yauhker jratber”s prmè ce` bmd ta wlste everytbmhk

be bl` jeeh kmveh ‐ bms mèhtmty, bms mhbermtlhge, bms plst. Bms gah-gemt uctmdltecy ce` bmd mhta tbe msacltmah ai l iaremkh clh`. [beh bms

paverty jeglde taa dugb iar bmd ta jelr, be tbaukbt ai tbe rmgbes

jlgo bade lh` returhe` ta bms iltber, bapmhk ta jegade l bmre`

blh`. Bms iltber wauc` hat blve mt. Be wecgade` bms jay jlgo ls bms

sah lh` tbrew l dmkbty gecejrltmah.

Pbe acèr jratber, seemhk bms iltber”s regocess pmty ah tbe yauhker

sah, lcsa ceit bms iltber”s bade. Be bl` hever jeeh kmveh l plrty. Bebl` hever bl` l glci jutgbere` mh bms bahar, sa be ceit bms iltber”s



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bause. Pbe acèr sah wls prau`, lh` nust cmoe bms yauhker jratber,

bujrms ce` tbe acèr sah mhta msacltmah. [beh tbe iltber glde ta bmd

ta `rlw bmd jlgo mhta bms ildmcy, tbe acèr sah regmte` l cahk cmst ai

lggadpcmsbdehts ta bms iltber ‐ bms aje`mehge, bms stelìlst resacve.

Bms stltedehts prave` hat tblt be wlhte` ta je l sah, jut tblt be, cmoe

bms yauhker jratber, cahke` ta je nust lhatber bmre` blh`.

Jegluse ai tbemr seci-mhiltultmah, jatb sahs dave` irad tbe gad-

plhy ai tbemr ildmcy mhta segcusmah. [beh tbe iltber weht aut ta bms

sahs, elgb tac` tbe iltber ai bms èsmre ta waro lh` elrh bms stltus,lh` tbms dlè tbed cess sahcmoe. Ai gaurse, tbe iltber mh Nesus” stary

`m`h”t hee` lhatber bmre` blh`. Pbe iltber wlhte` gbmc`reh wba

wauc` stlh` jesmè bmd jy bms iehge lh` caao aut iar ruhlwlys, wba

wauc` gecejrlte wbeh mt wls tmde ta gecejrlte, wba wauc` cmve lh`

cave ls be `m`. Mh bms war`s ta jatb sahs, tbe iltber mhvmte` tbed ta

jegade dare cmoe bmd ‐ gcatbe` mh bms spcehàr, kmveh bms lutbarmty,

lh` gecejrltmhk tbe rmgb cmie tbey blve taketber. ]et mh tbemr prmè,jatb jays èdlhè` cmie ah tbemr awh terds. Pbey wlhte` ta step

lwly irad tbe relcmty tbemr iltber bl` ilsbmahe`. Pbey wlhte` ta gre-

lte l omhkàd iar tbedsecves rltber tblh l omhkàd wmtb atbers.

Vrmè lcwlys cel`s us mhta msacltmah, iar ahe glhhat cave wbeh ahe

ms lcahe. L cavecess cmie ms l beccmsb cmie. Nesus aiteh gblrlgtermze` becc

ls tbe `lrohess autsmè, ls l pclge ai sacmtuè. Lh` sacmtuè ms tbe ap-pasmte ai tbe omhkàd ai belveh.

L Ylst Gblsd

Nesus ahge tac` l stary ai twa deh wba `me` lh` were tloeh ta l `mi-

iereht warc`. Ahe wls l welctby dlh wba `resse` mh tbe gadiarts

ai raylcty lh` cmve` mh cuxury every `ly. Lt bms klte wls l jekklrhlde` Clzlrus. Wares gavere` Clzlrus”s ja`y, lh` bms ahcy gadplh-




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mahs were tbe àks wba glde ta cmgo bms wauh`s. Ahe dlh serve`

bmdseci exgcusmvecy? be eveh bl` clrke wlccs ta oeep aut tbe èsperlte.

Pbe atber dlh, eveh mh bms paverty, lccawe` tbe buhkry ta iee` ah

bms awh icesb.2 Nesus pmgos up tbe stary liter tbe twa deh `me`>

–Pbe tmde glde wbeh tbe jekklr `me` lh` tbe lhkecs glr-

rme` bmd ta Ljrlbld”s smè. Pbe rmgb dlh lcsa `me` lh` wls

jurme`. Mh Blès,= wbere be wls mh tardeht, be caaoe` up lh`

slw Ljrlbld ilr lwly, wmtb Clzlrus jy bms smè. Wa be glcce` ta

bmd, ‒Iltber Ljrlbld, blve pmty ah de lh` seh` Clzlrus ta `mptbe tmp ai bms imhker mh wlter lh` gaac dy tahkue, jegluse M ld

mh lkahy mh tbms imre.”

–Jut Ljrlbld repcme`, ‒Wah, rededjer tblt mh yaur cmie-

tmde yau regemve` yaur kaa` tbmhks, wbmce Clzlrus regemve` jl`

tbmhks, jut haw be ms gadiarte` bere lh` yau lre mh lkahy. Lh`

jesmès lcc tbms, jetweeh us lh` yau l krelt gblsd bls jeeh set

mh pclge, sa tblt tbase wba wlht ta ka irad bere ta yau glhhat,har glh lhyahe grass aver irad tbere ta us.”

–Be lhswere`, ‒Pbeh M jek yau, iltber, seh` Clzlrus ta dy

ildmcy, iar M blve imve jratbers. Cet bmd wlrh tbed, sa tblt tbey

wmcc hat lcsa gade ta tbms pclge ai tardeht.”

–Ljrlbld repcme`, ‒Pbey blve Dases lh` tbe Vrapbets? cet

tbed cmsteh ta tbed.”

– ‒Ha, iltber Ljrlbld,” be slm`, ‒jut mi sadeahe irad tbe

èl` kaes ta tbed, tbey wmcc repeht.”

–Be slm` ta bmd, ‒Mi tbey à hat cmsteh ta Dases lh` tbe Vrapb-

ets, tbey wmcc hat je gahvmhge` eveh mi sadeahe rmses irad tbe

èl`.” —<6

Ls be àes wmtb pmgtures ai gldecs jauh`mhk tbraukb tbe eye ai

l hee`ce, clrke jalr`s stmgomhk irad l wadlh”s eye, lh` krawh dehjemhk jarh lklmh, Nesus plmhts l surrelc pmgture wmtb tbms stary sa we



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dmkbt see sadetbmhk ilr dare smkhmimglht tblh l pamht-jy-pamht taur

ai tbe litercmie.<<

Mh tbms stary, l clrke gblsd seplrltes tbe rmgb dlh irad Clzlrus,

wba wls tloeh ta –Ljrlbld”s smè.— Mh tbe Newmsb warc`, tbms wls l

reierehge ta ielstmhk.<: Mi yau lh` M bl` kahe ta l plrty mh Nesus” `ly,

we wauc` hat blve slt mh gblmrs? we wauc` blve slt ah tbe icaar lt

l caw tljce, lh` ta lvam` ilccmhk aver, we dmkbt blve celhe` lklmhst

ahe lhatber”s smès.<7 Bere lt Ljrlbld”s smè, Clzlrus ms ha cahker mh

tbe gadplhy ai àks. Mhstel`, be ms mh tbe mhtmdlte presehge ai bmskrelt lhgestar.

Mh gahtrlst, tbe rmgb dlh ms mh lh uhjelrljce smtultmah. Be ms ah

imre yet sadebaw ms hat jurhmhk up, lh` tbere ms l glhyah tblt oeeps

bmd msaclte` lh` lcahe. Pa gahverse wmtb lhyahe, be dust yecc lgrass

l wmè, edpty gblsd.

Pbeh sadetbmhk blppehs. Pbe rmgb dlh ‐ ah imre lh` lcahe ‐

jekmhs spelomhk ta Ljrlbld, dlomhk requests ai Clzlrus ta à tbmhksiar bmd ‐ ket bmd wlter, seh` l desslke ah bms jeblci. Pbe rmgb dlh

jecmeves be stmcc bls sade stlh`mhk. Be tbmhos be glh gaddlh` tbe

jekklr wba use` ta smt lt bms kltes. Pbe rmgb dlh àes hat jecmeve

Clzlrus ms bms equlc? be tbmhos Clzlrus ms lh mhiermar ta je seht ah

sugb dehmlc errlh`s ls ietgbmhk wlter.

[beh tbe rmgb dlh àesh”t ket bms wly, be jekmhs ta lrkue wmtb Ljrlbld ‐ wbmgb lhy ̀ evaut New ai tblt `ly wauc` regakhmze ls lh

lgt ai uhjecmevljce lrraklhge, ahe lppralgbmhk jclspbedy. Jut tbe

rmgb dlh ‐ lcahe, èl`, lh` ah imre ‐ stmcc tbmhos be bls gcaut. Pbe

rmgb dlh stmcc tbmhos be”s spegmlc jegluse be use` ta `ress mh purpce

lh` gauc` liiar` clrke kltes. Bms preseht gah`mtmah ms hat ehaukb ai

l heah smkh ta lcert bmd ta tbe ilgt tblt bms elrtbcy cmie wls l ilmcure

lh` bms preseht gah`mtmah ms tbe resuct.Ai gaurse, mt `m` hat tloe tbe rmgb dlh”s `ymhk iar bmd ta je




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pclge` ah tbe wrahk smè ai l gblsd. Be jumct tblt gblsd tbraukb

seci-ajsessmah. Be `m`h”t blve ta `me iar bms sauc ta gltgb imre. Icld-

mhk prmè gahsude` tbe dlh wecc jeiare bms èltb. Pbe rmgb dlh”s

prmè ce` ta bms sacmtuè. Bms lrraklhge grelte` tbe glhyah wmèhmhk

jeiare bmd. Pbe becc Nesus èsgrmje` mh tbms plrljce ms hat sa dugb

l iuture gah`mtmah. Becc wls iar tbms dlh tbe stary ai bms cahesade,

iclde-rm`èh cmie. Be use` bms pawer hat ta becp atbers jut ta jumc`

jmkker wlccs ta oeep tbed aut. Be use` bms dahey hat ta gaver tbe

sares ai l èsperlte dlh jut ta gaver bmdseci wmtb imhe gcatbes. Lh`ls mh cmie, mh èltb be bls ha ahe ta celh lklmhst.

[blt wauc` blve blppehe` mi tbe rmgb dlh bl` serve` Clzlrus

lh` belce` bms sares1 [blt wauc` blve blppehe` mi be bl` rmppe`

àwh tbe klte seplrltmhk tbed lh` staape` caw ta becp tbe jekklr1

[blt wauc` blve blppehe` mi be bl` serve` Clzlrus wmtb tbe kmits

be bl` jeeh kmveh1Pbe rmgb dlh wauc` blve ehtere` mhta l recltmahsbmp wmtb Cl-

zlrus. Be wauc` blve lccawe` Clzlrus ta celh ah bmd iar pravmsmah.

Mh l praiauh` wly, tbe rmgb dlh wauc` blve lssude` tbe race tblt

Nesus reserve` iar ahe ai tbe krelt deh ai Msrlec”s plst. Pbe rmgb dlh

wauc` blve iauh` bmdseci mh tbe pclge ai Ljrlbld wmtb Clzlrus tbe

jekklr lt bms smè. Mt ms tbms omh` ai mhterèpehèhge tblt dltters ta

Ka`, lh` tbms ms rmkbtcy seeh ls tbe cmie ai belveh.

Lh Everclstmhk Gadduhmty

–M cave mt wbeh yau ilmc.—

–]au lh` M wmcc hever je irmeh`s.—

–Dy gecc pbahe ms sdlccer tblh yaurs.— L regeht vmèa jy tbe jlh` Weetber sbaws lcc sarts ai peapce



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caaomhk lt us, tbemr dautbs gcase` jut tbemr blh`s bac`mhk smkhs wmtb

desslkes cmoe tbese>

–M ld l praùgt ai sex lh` vmacehge.—

–M `mskust dyseci.—

–M use` ta jecmeve.—

–M”d jarmhk mh je`.—

–M ld l cmlr.—

–M scept wmtb 07: wadeh.—

–M blve sblccaw, uhrelcmstmg `relds.—<0

Pbe smkh bacèrs stlre lt tbe glderl wmtb cahecy eyes, ls tbaukb

tbe represse` desslkes tbere ah plper lre guttmhk lwly tbemr mhsmès.

Nust ls l sdlcc àse ai pamsah wmcc omcc l rlt jegluse raèhts glh-

hat vadmt, sa taa l sdlcc taxmg jecmei wmcc omcc l budlh sauc. Pbase

wba èlc wmtb tbemr prajceds lcahe, mt seeds, lre elsmcy èstraye` jy

tbed.

Zegehtcy, M wltgbe` lh epmsaè ai Pbe Wmdpsahs tblt plra`me`l jl` barrar imcd. @esperlte lh` ah tbe ruh irad lh M Ohaw [blt

]au @m` Clst Wudder He` Iclhèrs, Bader slys ta bms ildmcy, –AO,

Dlrke, yau bmè mh tbe ljlhàhe` ldusedeht plro? Cmsl, tbe pet

gedetery? Jlrt, spaaoy raccer ̀ msga? lh` M”cc ka somhhy-`mppmhk mh tblt

cloe wbere tbe sexy teehs were omcce` l buh`re` yelrs lka tahmkbt.—<5

Lh` tblt”s baw barrar imcds waro> `mvm̀ e lh` gahquer. [beh peapcelre spcmt up, tbey case tbemr pawer. Pbe `mregtars ai tbese imcds cave

ta seplrlte tbemr gblrlgters jegluse tbase wba lre lcahe lre elsmcy

èstraye`.

[e mhstmhgtmvecy ohaw tbms ta je true. Mdlkmhe jemhk iarge` ta

gldp mh l `lro wmcèrhess. Pbe trees lrauh` yau glst cahk sblàws.

]au blve ta ket wlter jy yaurseci, yau blve ta ket imrewaa` jy yaur-

seci, lh` lt sade pamht yau wmcc blve ta ka ta sceep. Dlhy ai us ieecuhelsy nust lt tbe tbaukbt ai mt.




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Haw mdlkmhe yau lre mh tbe exlgt slde pclge wmtb imve irmeh`s.

Iar dast ai us, tbe ieecmhk tatlccy gblhkes. Aur ielr evlparltes.

Pbe hmkbt autàars dly eveh je iuh. ]et wbeh we lre lcahe, we lre

tbrawh mhta survmvlc daè, jegluse wbeh we lre lcahe, we blve ha

pawer. [beh we lre lcahe, we lre vucherljce ta lhytbmhk tblt dmkbt

lttlgo us. [beh we lre lcahe, we lre elsmcy èstraye`.

L iew dahtbs lka M weht ah l retrelt wmtb smxty ar sa peapce. Ah

tbe segah` `ly, tbe celèr kat aut bms peh lh` wrate àwh tbms iar-

ducl> Vrmvlgy + Pmde 4 @estrugtmah.Pbere ms l relsah tbase wmtb taxmg jecmeis lh` ha ahe ta spelo

ta lre `ymhk mhsmè. Pbere ms l relsah barrar imcds spcmt up tbe bar-

dahe-grlze` emkbteeh-yelr-ac`s wbeh mt”s tmde ta cet tbe dahsters

aut. Pbere ms l relsah yau lh` M wauc` ieec terrmime` mi ceit mh tbe

waa`s jy aursecves> Vrmvlgy + Pmde 4 @estrugtmah.

Pbe mèl ms plrt ai aur èep sujgahsgmaus. Mi we lre lcahe, mt ms

ahcy l dltter ai tmde jeiare we”cc je shuiie` aut.<9 Pbere”s l smdpceexpclhltmah iar wby we ieec tbms wly> [e were hat dlè ta je lcahe.

Mh Kehesms <, ls Ka` greltes stlrs lh` clh` dlsses, agelhs lh`

egasysteds, be caaos lt tbe tbmhks be bls dlè lh`, aver lh` lklmh,

tbmhos ta bmdseci, –Mt ms kaa`. Mt ms kaa`. Mt ms kaa`.—<; Pbeh mh Keh-

esms :, be greltes l dlh, tbe grawh newec ai bms ehtmre greltmah. Pbms

sbauc` je tbe gucdmhltmhk dadeht. Ka` bls pclge` mh bms jelutmiucwarc̀ tbe ahe wba wls delht ta jegade bms sah. Jut bere Ka` staps.

Be pluses. Lh` iar tbe very imrst tmde, wbeh Ka` spelos, be ̀ aes hat

grelte sadetbmhk hew. Bms war`s, mh ilgt, blve l bmht ai declhgbacy.

Caaomhk ah tbe dlh wba sblres bms jreltb, Ka` slys, –Mt ms hat kaa`

iar tbe dlh ta je lcahe.—<2

Mt seeds tbe ehtmre greltmah wls ha cahker kaa` jegluse l sacmtlry

dlh staa` lt mts gehter.Ka` belcs tbe cahecmhess jy greltmhk aut ai tbe dlh –l becper,—<=



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lh` ber ehtrlhge liiegts tbe ehtmre grelte` arèr. Pbe cmie ai L`ld

ms kmveh ta Eve. Pbe cmie ai Eve ms dlè ta je kmveh ta L`ld. Pwa

persahs lre jarh tbraukb lh` iar elgb atber? lh` tbe twa, slys Ka`,

–wmcc jegade ahe icesb.—:6 [mtb tbms hew lgtmvmty lt tbe gehter ai bms

hew warc`, Ka`”s ehtmre apmhmah ai tbe gasdas sbmits. Haw wbeh

Ka` caaos ah bms waro, mt bls l hew jeluty, iar lt tbe gare ai greltmah

lre haw seci-surrehèr lh` uhmty. Haw wbeh –Ka` slw lcc tblt be

bl` dlè,— tbe greltmah bl` relgbe` l hew stltus? haw –mt wls very

kaa`.—:<

Weci-kmvmhk gadduhmty gblhke` everytbmhk.

Jegluse ai mts kaa`hess, eveh Ka` ehtere` greltmah. Mh Kehesms

7, be ms –wlcomhk mh tbe klrèh mh tbe gaac ai tbe `ly.—:: Pbe war`

bere iar –gaac— ms rÿlb . , wbmgb ms tbe prmdlry Bejrew war` iar Ka`”s

Wpmrmt.:7 Wa tbe mhmtmlc pmgture ai greltmah ‐ mh wbmgb budlh jemhks

lre kmvmhk lcc iar ahe lhatber ‐ bls tbe Wpmrmt ai Ka` imccmhk tbe

wbace warc`, jegadmhk mts very ltdaspbere. Everytbmhk ms wbace.Mt”s ls tbaukb belveh lh` elrtb averclp, ls tbaukb tbe omhkàd ai

belveh ms lt blh`.

[beh Nesus spaoe, bms ilvarmte tapmg wls hat cave. Mt wls hat pelge.

Mt wls hat krlge. Pbaukb lcc ai tbese were mdpartlht ta bmd, Nesus”

ilvarmte tapmg ‐ tbe sujnegt lt tbe belrt ai every stary be tac` lh`

every dmrlgce be periarde` ‐ wls tbe omhkàd ai belveh.Nesus tlukbt us ta prly, –Aur Iltber mh belveh, . . . yaur omhkàd

gade, . . . ah elrtb ls mt ms mh belveh.—:0 Be gahsmstehtcy plmhte` pmg-

tures iar bms ̀ msgmpces tblt wauc̀ stlrt wmtb tbe pbrlse –Pbe omhkàd

ai belveh ms cmoe . . .—> Pbe omhkàd ai belveh ms cmoe l we``mhk ielst

tblt hahe ai tbe pasb lttehè`, sa tbe Iltber tbrew apeh tbe àars

lh` mhvmte` everyahe everywbere ta imcc bms jlhquet blccs.:5 Pbe omhk-

àd ai belveh ms cmoe l omhk wba iarklve lcc tbase wba awe` bmduhplyljce èjts lh` tbeh lsoe` tbe iarkmveh ta iarkmve mh tbe slde




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wly.:9 Pbe omhkàd ai belveh ms cmoe l cast sah wba mh bms èsperl-

tmah rededjere` bms iltber”s bause lh` returhe` ta imh` bms iltber

wlmtmhk iar bmd, rel`y ta tbraw l dmkbty gecejrltmah.:;

Iar Nesus, tbe omhkàd ai belveh ms lcwlys ljaut peapce gadmhk

taketber.

]au lh` M ohaw tbms mhtumtmvecy. Aiteh we expermehge belveh wbeh

we lre wmtb aur gcasest irmeh`s. [e glh smt aver l delc iar baurs lh`

tbmho, –Pbms ms wblt M wls dlè iar. Pbms ms wblt cmie ms suppase` ta

je cmoe.— Mt”s jegluse we were dlè iar tbe trmje, dlè iar tbe plgo,dlè iar tbe gmrgce ai irmeh`s.

Nesus klve darlc telgbmhks tblt ehgaurlke` bms iaccawers ta je-

gade tbe type ai peapce wba hlturlccy glre iar tbe kaa` ai atbers

jegluse be wlhte` tbed ta je uhmte` ls l ildmcy. Pbe cmie ai belveh

iaguses ah tbe kaa` ai atbers. Mt pmgos up tbe spaah hat ta imcc mts awh

jeccy jut ta aiier l jmte ta tbe atber stlrvmhk stadlgbs mh tbe raad.

Pbms ms tbe jest cmie passmjce jegluse mt ms tbe very type ai cmie tblt mskamhk ah wmtbmh Ka`. Pbe Iltber kmves us bms Wah.:2 Pbe Wah kmves

us bms cmie.:= Pbe Wpmrmt kmves us uhèrstlh`mhk ai lcc tblt ms true lh`

prlmsewartby.76 Pbms regocess seci-kmvmhk ms tbe lgtmvmty ai belveh. Nesus

slm` tblt lcc Ka` wmsbes iar yau lh` de ‐ lcc be ehgaurlkes us ta à

lh` je, tbe ehtmrety ai aur darlc ajcmkltmah ‐ ms sudde` up mh tbms

omh` ai regocess seci-kmvmhk tawlr` Ka` lh` atbers.

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Ls we lre `rlwhta ahe lhatber, we expermehge tbe cmie ai belveh. Ls mh tbe stary ai

Clzlrus, belveh ms cmie taketber, wbere ahe glh celh lklmhst sadeahe

lh` je ljce ta elt? gahversecy, becc ms cmie lcahe, wbere ahe dust sbaut

mh arèr ta je belr`.



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Zuhhmhk ah Edpty

Pbere”s l cahk stretgb ai bmkbwly jetweeh Cls Yekls lh` tbe

Glcmiarhml jarèr wmtb ahcy èsert ah elgb smè. L iew yelrs lka, dy

jratber [es lh` M jeglde qumte ildmcmlr wmtb tbms pltgb ai ral`, je-

gluse sadewbere mh tbe èl` gehter, we rlh aut ai kls. Mt taao l iew

baurs ai ehùrmhk tbe <<6-èkree belt ta imh` l kls stltmah, imcc up l

kls glh, lh` returh ta aur glr, wlcomhk lcahk tbe jclgo Hevl`l plve-

deht. Mt wauc` blve trucy dlè us blppy ta blve ohawh twehty dmceselrcmer tblt we were ruhhmhk aut ai kls. Aur jecmei tblt we were iucc

lh` iuccy glpljce dlè iar l cahk, dmserljce sudder literhaah.

Wadetmdes ohawmhk yau”re edpty msh”t l gurse. Wadetmdes mt”s l

jcessmhk.

Pbe Jeltmtuès stlrt pregmsecy bere. Nesus `m` hat jekmh tbe mh-

vmtltmah ta bms lu`mehge wmtb l desslke ta –imcc up.— Mhstel`, Nesus

liimrde` tbase wba were edpty mh tbe dast smkhmimglht wly mdlk-mhljce> –Jcesse` lre tbe paar mh spmrmt, iar tbemrs ms tbe omhkàd ai

belveh.—7: Pbms wls hat lh ehgaurlkedeht ta jegade paar mh spmrmt?

mt wls l``resse` ta tbase wba were paar mh spmrmt lcrel`y, ecevltmhk

tbed ta tbe bmkbest stltus passmjce.

Eukehe Veterseh trlhscltes Dlttbew 5>7, –]au”re jcesse` wbeh

yau”re lt tbe eh` ai yaur rape.—

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@lccls [mcclr` mhterprets mt, –Jcesse`lre tbe spmrmtulc zeras ‐ tbe spmrmtulccy jlhorupt, èprmve` lh` è-

imgmeht, tbe spmrmtulc jekklrs, tbase wmtbaut l wmsp ai ‒recmkmah.” —70

Zajyh Krmiimtb-Nahes rehèrs mt, –Jcesse` lre tbase wba ohaw tbed-

secves paar.—75 L papuclr stu`y Jmjce puts mt tbms wly> –_Jcesse` lreT

‒tbe paverty-strmgoeh mh spmrmtulc tbmhks” ‐ tbe smdpcedmhè`, tbe uh-

tlcehte`, tbe recmkmauscy uhsapbmstmglte`.—79 Pbe jattad cmhe ms tbms>

Jemhk –paar mh spmrmt— ms l gah`mtmah, hat l presgrmptmah.7; Jemhk spmrmtu-lccy paar ms sadetbmhk yau lre, hat sadetbmhk yau seeo ta jegade.



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cahker oeepmhk tbe taxmg tbmhks jattce` up wmtbmh ‐ ar derecy wrmtteh

ah smkhs tblt rel`, –M `mskust dyseci,— ar –M blve sblccaw, uhrelcmstmg

`relds.— Mt ms rmppmhk tbe tlpe irad dy dautb lh` gahiessmhk tblt M

ld mh èsperlte hee`, tblt tbmhks mhsmè de lre trlkmglccy aut ai arèr

lh` M clgo tbe cmie M aukbt ta blve. Pbase wba ohaw tbey lre paar mh

spmrmt lre jcesse` jegluse tbey lcahe ohaw tbey hee` becp ‐ lh` lhy

step tawlr` becp dust je l step tawlr` gadduhmty.

Nesus slm` ta tbase wba lgohawce`ke tbemr spmrmtulc paverty tblt

–tbemrs ms tbe omhkàd ai belveh,— jegluse bere mh belveh we tbrmveah gaèpehèhgy. Bere mh belveh we suiier lh` deh` taketber. Bere

mh belveh tbe clhkulke we spelo lssudes tblt yau lh` M lre ahe,

tblt we hee` elgb atber, tblt belcmhk gades wbeh we exblce lcc tbe

taxmg tbmhks wmtbmh us jy gahiessmhk tbed. Patlc expasure ms hat l

requmredeht ta ehnay belveh? tatlc expasure ms wblt ehnaymhk belveh

caaos cmoe.

[beh we dloe aur burts lh` aur plst lh` aur nuho pujcmg, welre belce`. [beh we oeep tbed prmvlte, mt ms ahcy l dltter ai tmde

jeiare tbey èstray us. Every stary ljaut l ilcc irad krlge ms imrst l

stary ljaut prmvlgy. Every stary ljaut `rldltmg restarltmah ai gblrlg-

ter ms imrst l stary ai expasure. [beh L`ld lh` Eve ilmce`, tbey rlh

iar imk celves. [beh Nesus wls grugmime`, be wls uhgcatbe`. Pbe cmie

ai belveh èspmses imk celves, iar mt cahks ta jreltbe bahest lmr ‐ evehmi mt delhs tlomhk up l grass lh` blhkmhk hloe` irad mt.

Lh` yet ahe vmge ljave lcc atbers jeks us ta lvam` expasure, ta

bac` aur gbmh up lh` preteh` mhstel`. Vrmè vmkarauscy kulr`s tbe

gblmh jmh`mhk us ta sacmtuè. Vrmè caves tbe dlsos tblt bmè aur

cahesade ilges. Vrmè mhsmsts tblt we lre nust imhe lh` teccs us tblt ha

ahe wmcc respegt us mi we expase tbe pclges we”ve ilmce`. Vrmè preiers

msacltmah ta tbe omhkàd ai belveh.Jegluse prmè stlh`s ls tbe dast smkhmimglht jlrrmer ta omhkàd




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cmie, Ka` tlrkets mt imrst mh tbe pursumt ai tbe iuccy belce` lh` restare`

cmie.06 Pbe exegutmah ai aur prmè ms essehtmlc ta aur `rlwmhk gcase ta

Ka` lh` atbers. Pbereiare, Ka` dly redave aur prmè tbraukb ̀ rls-

tmg delhs ‐ plmh, ilmcure, eveh tbraukb tbe atber smx èl`cy smhs.0<

Pbe krelt tbeacakmlh Pbadls Lqumhls ahge wrate>

Mh arèr ta avergade tbemr prmè, Ka` puhmsbes gertlmh deh jy

lccawmhk tbed ta ilcc mhta smhs ai tbe icesb, wbmgb tbaukb tbey je

cess krmevaus lre dare evmèhtcy sbldeiuc. . . . Irad tbms mhèe`

tbe krlvmty ai prmè ms dlè dlhmiest. Iar nust ls l wmse pbysmgmlh,mh arèr ta gure l warse `mselse, lccaws tbe pltmeht ta gahtrlgt

ahe tblt ms cess ̀ lhkeraus, sa tbe smh ai prmè ms sbawh ta je dare

krmevaus jy tbe very ilgt tblt, ls l rede`y, Ka` lccaws deh ta

ilcc mhta atber smhs.0:

Wadetmdes tbe dast belrt-wrehgbmhk prlyers lre tbase slm` mh

cahkmhk iar Ka`”s dergy lh` bms ècmverlhge irad l èjmcmtltmhk l`-`mgtmah. Wugb gahiessmahs lre èep gadduhmah wmtb Ka`. Lh` mi we

lre pre`mspase` ta prmè, tbey dly je tbe ahcy gadduhmah we wauc̀

atberwmse seeo wmtb bmd. Ka` ms qumte wmccmhk ta cet yau lh` de èlc

wmtb lcgabacmsd, l paar seci-mdlke, dlsturjltmah, lh` lhker ‐ mi ahcy

tbese ilmcures dave us ta relgb aut iar cmie lklmh. Mi aur ukcy jeblvmars

`rmve us ta aur ohees, tbey lre dare jelutmiuc tblh tbe autwlr`cy

gcelh yet edpty ilglè tblt `rmves us mhta tbe èsert ta `me lcahe.

–Jcesse` lre tbe paar mh spmrmt, iar tbemrs ms tbe omhkàd ai

belveh.—

Pbaukb we lcc clgo tbe dast jlsmg omh` ai cmie wmtbmh, Nesus jeklh

tbe Werdah ah tbe Dauht wmtb kaa` hews. Be slm` tblt èspmte aur

ilmcures lh` mhlèqulgmes, Ka` ms hat ilr irad lhyahe, lt lhy tmde.

Ka`”s cave pehetrltes eveh tbe `lroest baces yau lh` M `mk iar aur-secves. Lcc dly seed duroy. Pbe bape mh aur belrts dly blve ceit



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yelrs lka. [e dly je bac`mhk up smkhs tblt ha ahe wlhts ta rel`.

[e dly je bac`mhk spaahs wmtb ha ahe ta iee` us ar ta je ie` jy us.

Mt ms aiteh irad tbese `eptbs jecaw, wbere everytbmhk caaos `lro lh`

gblatmg ‐ lh` hat mh tbe cmkbts ljave ‐ tblt we belr tbe vamge tblt

spaoe aur warc` mhta exmstehge stmcc slymhk, –Mt ms hat kaa` iar yau ta

je lcahe. M wmcc je yaur becper.—

Dly we jreltbe `eepcy.

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