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A man be born of water and the spirit��

He cannot enter into the Kingdom of God。

For that which of the flesh is born�察�is flesh��

And that which of the spirit is born�察�is spirit。



NICODEMUS。

We Israelites from the Primeval Man

Adam Ahelion derive our bodies��

Our souls are breathings of the Holy Ghost。

No more than this we know�察�or need to know。



CHRISTUS。

Then marvel not�察�that I said unto thee

Ye must be born again。



NICODEMUS。

                       The mystery

Of birth and death we cannot comprehend。



CHRISTUS。

The wind bloweth where it listeth�察�and we hear

The sound thereof�察�but know not whence it cometh��

Nor whither it goeth。  So is every one

Born of the spirit��



NICODEMUS�察�aside。

              How can these things be��

He seems to speak of some vague realm of shadows��

Some unsubstantial kingdom of the air��

It is not this the Jews are waiting for��

Nor can this be the Christ�察�the Son of David��

Who shall deliver us��



CHRISTUS。

                     Art thou a master

Of Israel�察�and knowest not these things��

We speak that we do know�察�and testify

That we have seen�察�and ye will not receive

Our witness。  If I tell you earthly things��

And ye believe not�察�how shall ye believe��

If I should tell you of things heavenly��

And no man hath ascended up to heaven��

But he alone that first came down from heaven��

Even the Son of Man which is in heaven��



NICODEMUS�察�aside。

This is a dreamer of dreams�察�a visionary��

Whose brain is overtasked�察�until he deems

The unseen world to be a thing substantial��

And this we live in�察�an unreal vision��

And yet his presence fascinates and fills me

With wonder�察�and I feel myself exalted

Into a higher region�察�and become

Myself in part a dreamer of his dreams��

A seer of his visions��



CHRISTUS。

                      And as Moses

Uplifted the serpent in the wilderness��

So must the Son of Man be lifted up��

That whosoever shall believe in Him

Shall perish not�察�but have eternal life。

He that believes in Him is not condemned��

He that believes not�察�is condemned already。



NICODEMUS�察�aside。

He speaketh like a Prophet of the Lord��



CHRISTUS。

This is the condemnation�察�that the light

Is come into the world�察�and men loved darkness

Rather than light�察�because their deeds are evil��



NICODEMUS�察�aside。

Of me he speaketh�  �He reproveth me��

Because I come by night to question him��



CHRISTUS。

For every one that doeth evil deeds

Hateth the light�察�nor cometh to the light

Lest he should be reproved。



NICODEMUS�察�aside。

                      Alas�察�how truly

He readeth what is passing in my heart��



CHRISTUS。

But he that doeth truth comes to the light��

So that his deeds may be made manifest��

That they are wrought in God。



NICODEMUS。

                          Alas� �alas��





V



BLIND BARTIMEUS



BARTIMEUS。

Be not impatient�察�Chilion�察�it is pleasant

To sit here in the shadow of the walls

Under the palms�察�and hear the hum of bees��

And rumor of voices passing to and fro��

And drowsy bells of caravans on their way

To Sidon or Damascus。  This is still

The City of Palms�察�and yet the walls thou seest

Are not the old walls�察�not the walls where Rahab

Hid the two spies�察�and let them down by cords

Out of the window�察�when the gates were shut��

And it was dark。  Those walls were overthrown

When Joshua's army shouted�察�and the priests

Blew with their seven trumpets。



CHILION。

                      When was that��



BARTIMEUS。

O my sweet rose of Jericho�察�I know not

Hundreds of years ago。  And over there

Beyond the river�察�the great prophet Elijah

Was taken by a whirlwind up to heaven

In chariot of fire�察�with fiery horses。

That is the plain of Moab�察�and beyond it

Rise the blue summits of Mount Abarim��

Nebo and Pisgah and Peor�察�where Moses

Died�察�whom the Lord knew face to face�拭�and whom

He buried in a valley�察�and no man

Knows of his sepulchre unto this day。



CHILION。

Would thou couldst see these places�察�as I see them。



BARTIMEUS。

I have not seen a glimmer of the light

Since thou wast born。  I never saw thy face��

And yet I seem to see it�察�and one day

Perhaps shall see it�察�for there is a Prophet

In Galilee�察�the Messiah�察�the Son of David��

Who heals the blind�察�if I could only find him。

I hear the sound of many feet approaching��

And voices�察�like the murmur of a crowd��

What seest thou��



CHILION。

           A young man clad in white

Is coming through the gateway�察�and a crowd

Of people follow。



BARTIMEUS。

                 Can it be the Prophet��

O neighbors�察�tell me who it is that passes��



ONE OF THE CROWD。

Jesus of Nazareth。



BARTIMEUS�察�crying。

                    O Son of David��

Have mercy on me��



MANY OP THE CROWD。

            Peace。  Blind Bartimeus��

Do not disturb the Master。



BARTIMEUS�察�crying more vehemently。

                        Son of David��

Have mercy on me��



ONE OF THE CROWD。

              See�察�the Master stops。

Be of good comfort�察�rise�察�He calleth thee��



BARTIMEUS�察�casting away his cloak。

Chilion� �good neighbors� �lead me on。



CHRISTUS。

                       What wilt thou

That I should do to thee��



BARTIMEUS。

              Good Lord� �my sight

That I receive my sight��



CHRISTUS。

                   Receive thy sight��

Thy faith hath made thee whole��



THE CROWD。

                      He sees again��



CHRISTUS passes on�察�The crowd gathers round BARTIMEUS。



BARTIMEUS。

I see again�察�but sight bewilders me��

Like a remembered dream�察�familiar things

Come back to me。  I see the tender sky

Above me�察�see the trees�察�the city walls��

And the old gateway�察�through whose echoing arch

I groped so many years�察�and you�察�my neighbors��

But know you by your friendly voices only。

How beautiful the world is� �and how wide��

Oh�察�I am miles away�察�if I but look��

Where art thou�察�Chilion��



CHILION。

                     Father�察�I am here。



BARTIMEUS。

Oh let me gaze upon thy face�察�dear child��

For I have only seen thee with my hands��

How beautiful thou art�  �I should have known thee��

Thou hast her eyes whom we shall see hereafter��

O God of Abraham�  �Elion�  �Adonai��

Who art thyself a Father�察�pardon me

If for a moment I have thee postponed

To the affections and the thoughts of earth��

Thee�察�and the adoration that I owe thee��

When by thy power alone these darkened eyes

Have been unsealed again to see thy light��





VI



JACOB'S WELL



A SAMARITAN WOMAN。

The sun is hot�察�and the dry east´wind blowing

Fills all the air with dust。  The birds are silent��

Even the little fieldfares in the corn

No longer twitter�察�only the grasshoppers

Sing their incessant song of sun and summer。

I wonder who those strangers were I met

Going into the city�拭 �Galileans

They seemed to me in speaking�察�when they asked

The short way to the market´place。  Perhaps

They are fishermen from the lake�察�or travellers��

Looking to find the inn。  And here is some one

Sitting beside the well�察�another stranger��

A Galilean also by his looks。

What can so many Jews be doing here

Together in Samaria�拭 �Are they going

Up to Jerusalem to the Passover��

Our Passover is better here at Sychem��

For here is Ebal�察�here is Gerizim��

The mountain where our father Abraham

Went up to offer Isaac�察�here the tomb

Of Joseph��for they brought his bones Egypt

And buried them in this land�察�and it is holy。



CHRISTUS。

Give me to drink。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

             How can it be that thou��

Being a Jew�察�askest to drink of me

Which am a woman of Samaria��

You Jews despise us�察�have no dealings with us��

Make us a byword�察�call us in derision

The silly folk of Sychar。  Sir�察�how is it

Thou askest drink of me��



CHRISTUS。

                  If thou hadst known

The gift of God�察�and who it is that sayeth

Give me to drink�察�thou wouldst have asked of Him��

He would have given thee the living water。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

Sir�察�thou hast naught to draw with�察�and the well

Is deep �  �Whence hast thou living water��

Say�察�art thou greater than our father Jacob��

Which gave this well to us�察�and drank thereof

Himself�察�and all his children and his cattle��



CHRISTUS。

Ah�察�whosoever drinketh of this water

Shall thirst again�察�but whosoever drinketh

The water I shall give him shall not thirst

Forevermore�察�for it shall be within him

A well of living water�察�springing up

Into life everlasting。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

                       Every day

I must go to and fro�察�in heat and cold��

And I am weary。  Give me of this water��

That I may thirst not�察�nor come here to draw。



CHRISTUS。

Go call thy husband�察�woman�察�and come hither。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

I have no husband�察�Sir。



CHRISTUS。

                   Thou hast well said

I have no husband。  Thou hast had five husbands��

And he whom now thou hast is not thy husband。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

Surely thou art a Prophet�察�for thou readest

The hidden things of life�  �Our fathers worshipped

Upon this mountain Gerizim�察�and ye say

The only place in which men ought to worship

Is at Jerusalem。



CHRISTUS。

                  Believe me�察�woman��

The hour is coming�察�when ye neither shall

Upon this mount�察�nor at Jerusalem��

Worship the Father�察�for the hour is coming��

And is now come�察�when the true worshippers

Shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth��

The Father seeketh such to worship Him。

God is a spirit�察�and they that worship Him

Must worship Him in spirit and in truth。



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

Master�察�I know that the Messiah cometh��

Which is called Christ�察�and he will tell us all things。



CHRISTUS。

I that speak unto thee am He��



THE DISCIPLES�察�returning。

                              Behold��

The Master sitting by the well�察�and talking

With a Samaritan woman�  �

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