thou hast;” but at these words the world turns away “sorrowful, for it is very rich;” rich in money it cannot keep; rich in fears it cannot let go; rich in selfish loves to which it greedily clings; rich in grievous partings it would fain escape; rich in seeking enjoyment; rich in pain and sorrow; rich in strife and suffering; rich in excitement and woe; rich in all things which are not riches, but poor in riches themselves—though these are not to be found outside the Kingdom; rich in all things that pertain to darkness and death; but poor in the things are Light and Life.
He, then, who would realize the Kingdom, let him pay the price and enter. If he have a great and holy faith he can do it now, and, letting fall from him like a garment the self to which he has been clinging, stand free. If he have less faith, he must rise above self more slowly, and find the Kingdom by daily effort and patient work.
The Temple of Righteousness is now built, and its four walls are the four Principles of Purity, Wisdom, Compassion, Love. Peace
