I KNELT in reverent prayer, at night;
When, lo! there shone a brilliant light—
That seemed to fill the very air:
Not emanant from anywhere.

My mental process seemed to cease;
And filled with an Abiding Peace:
The Radiant Brilliance grew more bright—
Till earthly things passed out of sight.

I looked down from an unknown place;
Devoid of thought, of time, or space.
In panorama, far below;
I saw the ages come and go.

A vision flashed before my eye;
The earth—scorched, vaporless, and dry.
Its peoples hungry and oppressed:
Bewildered at the hatred—and unrest.

This picture fled; and in its place,
I saw a Perfect Human Race,
The earth, a focal point of Light.
Its beings ever doing Right.

Then spake a Voice, distinct and clear;
That filled the very atmosphere:
And was indeed, The Mighty Whole,
Who doth the universe ensoul.

“My Son, be still—and hear My Voice!
These things shall be. Thou hast thy choice.
Within thee dwells the Power to be
At Peace—throughout Eternity.

“Both visions I have shown to you,
Shall simultaneously come true.
The former—for the major part:
The latter—for the changed of heart.

“The Power to hear, to breathe, to see;
Is My Power—given unto thee.
Each spoken or unspoken thought,
If feared or wished—on earth is wrought.

“Thy conscious mind, which has free-will,
Shall always err; that is, until
All thoughts of separate being die:
And you are not yourself—but I.

“My Energy—My Love—My Light;
Goes forth with e’er increasing might.
I give My Power to one and all;
To good and bad: to rise or fall.

“My Laws decree that man must learn;
Just as a child finds fire will burn:
That, My Power is for mankind’s use—
With penalties for Its abuse.

“Thus, those who err by selfish thought;
Must dwell amidst the Hell they’ve wrought.
While those with thoughts of Love and Peace;
Shall know of Joy that shall not cease.

“This means; that sin can only be,
A misuse of My Energy.
Man, by the penalty to pay;
Eventually shall learn the way.

“Then shall he suffer no more strife;
Then shall he see ME as All Life;
Then shall all flesh from ills be free;
When man returns all Power to ME.

—T. A. S.

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