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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