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                              Behold��

The Master sitting by the well�察�and talking

With a Samaritan woman�  �With a woman

Of Sychar�察�the silly people�察�always boasting

Of their Mount Ebal�察�and Mount Gerizim��

Their Everlasting Mountain�察�which they think

Higher and holier than our Mount Moriah��

Why�察�once upon the Feast of the New Moon��

When our great Sanhedrim of Jerusalem

Had all its watch´fires kindled on the hills

To warn the distant villages�察�these people

Lighted up others to mislead the Jews��

And make a mockery of their festival��

See�察�she has left the Master�察�and is running

Back to the city��



SAMARITAN WOMAN。

                  Oh�察�come see a man

Who hath told me all things that I ever did��

Say�察�is not this the Christ��



THE DISCIPLES。

                        Lo�察�Master�察�here

Is food�察�that we have brought thee from the city。

We pray thee eat it。



CHRISTUS。

                    I have food to eat

Ye know not of。



THE DISCIPLES�察�to each other。

              Hath any man been here��

And brought Him aught to eat�察�while we were gone��



CHRISTUS。

The food I speak of is to do the will

Of Him that sent me�察�and to finish his work。

Do ye not say�察�Lo� �there are yet four months

And cometh�察�harvest�拭 �I say unto you��

Lift up your eyes�察�and look upon the fields��

For they are white already unto harvest��





VII



THE COASTS OF CAESAREA PHILIPPI



CHRISTUS�察�going up the mountain。

Who do the people say I am��



JOHN。

                           Some say

That thou art John the Baptist�察�some�察�Elias��

And others Jeremiah。



JAMES。

                    Or that one

Of the old Prophets is risen again。



CHRISTUS。

But who say ye I am��



PETER。

                 Thou art the Christ��

Thou art the Son of God��



CHRISTUS。

                     Blessed art thou��

Simon Barjona�  �Flesh and blood hath not

Revealed it unto thee�察�but even my Father��

Which is in Heaven。  And I say unto thee

That thou art Peter�察�and upon this rock

I build my Church�察�and all the gates of Hell

Shall not prevail against it。  But take heed

Ye tell no man that I am the Christ。

For I must go up to Jerusalem��

And suffer many things�察�and be rejected

Of the Chief Priests�察�and of the Scribes and Elders��

And must be crucified�察�and the third day

Shall rise again��



PETER。

             Be it far from thee�察�Lord��

This shall not be��



CHRISTUS。

            Get thee behind me�察�Satan��

Thou savorest not the things that be of God��

But those that be of men�  �If any will

Come after me�察�let him deny himself��

And daily take his cross�察�and follow me。

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it��

And whosoever will lose his life shall find it。

For wherein shall a man be profited

If he shall gain the whole world�察�and shall lose

Himself or be a castaway��



JAMES�察�after a long pause。

                          Why doth

The Master lead us up into this mountain��



PETER。

He goeth up to pray。



JOHN。

                 See where He standeth

Above us on the summit of the hill��

His face shines as the sun� �and all his raiment

Exceeding white as snow�察�so as no fuller

On earth can white them�  �He is not alone��

There are two with him there�察�two men of eld��

Their white beards blowing on the mountain air��

Are talking with him。



JAMES。

                    I am sore afraid��



PETER。

Who and whence are they��



JOHN。

                    Moses and Elias��



PETER。

O Master� �it is good for us to be here��

If thou wilt�察�let us make three tabernacles��

For thee one�察�and for Moses and Elias��



JOHN。

Behold a bright cloud sailing in the sun��

It overshadows us。  A golden mist

Now hides them from us�察�and envelops us

And all the mountains in a luminous shadow��

I see no more。  The nearest rocks are hidden。



VOICE from the cloud。

Lo� �this is my beloved Son�  �Hear Him��



PETER。

It is the voice of God。  He speaketh to us��

As from the burning bush He spake to Moses��



JOHN。

The cloud´wreaths roll away。  The veil is lifted��

We see again。  Behold�  �He is alone。

It was a vision that our eyes beheld��

And it hath vanished into the unseen。



CHRISTUS�察�coming down from the mountain。

I charge ye�察�tell the vision unto no one��

Till the Son of Man is risen from the dead��



PETER�察�aside。

Again He speaks of it�  �What can it mean��

This rising from the dead��



JAMES。

                   Why say the Scribe��

Elias must first come��



CHRISTUS。

                      He cometh first��

Restoring all things。  But I say to you��

That this Elias is already come。

They knew him not�察�but have done unto him

Whate'er they listed�察�as is written of him。



PETER�察�aside。

It is of John the Baptist He is speaking。



JAMES。

As we descend�察�see�察�at the mountain's foot��

A crowd of people�察�coming�察�going�察�thronging

Round the disciples�察�that we left behind us��

Seeming impatient�察�that we stay so long。



PETER。

It is some blind man�察�or some paralytic

That waits the Master's coming to be healed。



JAMES。

I see a boy�察�who struggles and demeans him

As if an unclean spirit tormented him��



A CERTAIN MAN�察�running forward。

Lord� �I beseech thee�察�look upon my son。

He is mine only child�察�a lunatic��

And sorely vexed�察�for oftentimes he falleth

Into the fire and oft into the water。

Wherever the dumb spirit taketh him

He teareth him。  He gnasheth with his teeth��

And pines away。  I spake to thy disciples

That they should cast him out�察�and they could not。



CHRISTUS。

O faithless generation and perverse��

How long shall I be with you�察�and suffer you��

Bring thy son hither。



BYSTANDERS。

                How the unclean spirit

Seizes the boy�察�and tortures him with pain��

He falleth to the ground and wallows�察�foaming��

He cannot live。



CHRISTUS。

                How long is it ago

Since this came unto him��



THE FATHER。

                       Even of a child。

Oh�察�have compassion on us�察�Lord�察�and help us��

If thou canst help us。



CHRISTUS。

                  If thou canst believe。

For unto him that verily believeth��

All things are possible。



THE FATHER。

                        Lord�察�I believe��

Help thou mine unbelief��



CHRISTUS。

               Dumb and deaf spirit��

Come out of him�察�I charge thee�察�and no more

Enter thou into him��



The boy utters a loud cry of pain�察�and then lies still。



BYSTANDERS。

                     How motionless

He lieth there。  No life is left in him。

His eyes are like a blind man's�察�that see not。

The boy is dead��



OTHERS。

           Behold� �the Master stoops��

And takes him by the hand�察�and lifts him up。

He is not dead。



DISCIPLES。

         But one word from those lips��

But one touch of that hand�察�and he is healed��

Ah�察�why could we not do it��



THE FATHER。

                     My poor child��

Now thou art mine again。  The unclean spirit

Shall never more torment thee�  �Look at me��

Speak unto me�  �Say that thou knowest me��



DISCIPLES to CHRISTUS departing。

Good Master�察�tell us�察�for what reason was it

We could not cast him out��



CHRISTUS。

            Because of your unbelief��





VIII



THE YOUNG RULER



CHRISTUS。

Two men went up into the temple to pray。

The one was a self´righteous Pharisee��

The other a Publican。  And the Pharisee

Stood and prayed thus within himself�此�O God��

I thank thee I am not as other men��

Extortioners�察�unjust�察�adulterers��

Or even as this Publican。  I fast

Twice in the week�察�and also I give tithes

Of all that I possess�  �The Publican��

Standing afar off�察�would not lift so much

Even as his eyes to heaven�察�but smote his breast��

Saying�此�God be merciful to me a sinner��

I tell you that this man went to his house

More justified than the other。  Every one

That doth exalt himself shall be abased��

And he that humbleth himself shall be exalted��



CHILDREN�察�among themselves。

Let us go nearer�  �He is telling stories��

Let us go listen to them。



AN OLD JEW。

                   Children�察�children��

What are ye doing here�拭 �Why do ye crowd us��

It was such little vagabonds as you

That followed Elisha�察�mucking him and crying��

Go up�察�thou bald´head�  �But the bearsthe bears

Came out of the wood�察�and tare them��



A MOTHER。

                      Speak not thus��

We brought them here�察�that He might lay his hands

On them�察�and bless them。



CHRISTUS。

                   Suffer little children

To come unto me�察�and forbid them not��

Of such is the kingdom of heaven�察�and their angels

Look always on my Father's face。



Takes them in his arms and blesses them。



A YOUNG RULER�察�running。

                       Good Master��

What good thing shall I do�察�that I may have

Eternal life��



CHRISTUS。

            Why callest thou me good��

There is none good but one�察�and that is God。

If thou wilt enter into life eternal��

Keep the commandments。



YOUNG RULER。

                   Which of them��



CHRISTUS。

                     Thou shalt not

Commit adultery�察�thou shalt not kill��

Thou shalt not steal�察�thou shalt not bear false witness��

Honor thy father and thy mother�察�and love

Thy neighbor as thyself。



YOUNG RULER。

                   From my youth up

All these things have I kept。  What lack I yet��



JOHN。

With what divine compassion in his eyes

The Master looks upon this eager youth��

As if he loved him��



CHRISTUS。

               Wouldst thou perfect be��

Sell all thou hast�察�and give it to the poor��

And come�察�take up thy cross�察�and follow me��

And thou shalt have thy treasure in the heavens。



JOHN。

Behold�察�how sorrowful he turns away��



CHRISTUS。

Children� �how hard it is for them that trust

In riches to enter into the kingdom of God��

'T is easier for a camel to go through

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