an exalted station for thee.

"45: O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with..."

O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with My pleasure
and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me
beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.

"46: O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy..."

O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or
to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the
manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest
paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!

"47: O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood..."

O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in
My sight than the creation of the universe and the light of both worlds.
Strive then to attain this, O servant!

"48: O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love..."

O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is
fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

"49: O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as..."

O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the
rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.

"50: O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how..."

O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how canst thou walk
in the ways of them that are content with My pleasure? If trials afflict
thee not in thy longing to meet Me, how wilt thou attain the light in thy
love for My beauty?

"51: O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is..."

O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and
vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou
mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command
unto thee, do thou observe it.

"52: O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and..."

O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should
abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no
more.

"53: O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in..."

O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord
of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day
rest on thee.

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