The spiritual life

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inwhomthelife ofthe Fatherfinds fitexpres-


sion. He feels the hfe of the Monad, his


Father in Heaven, flowing into hisconscious-


ness,and realisesthat he is one,notwithmen


only, but also with his heavenly Father, and


thathelivesonearth onlyto betheexpression


of the Father's will. His manifested organism.


Henceforth is his ministry to men the most


patentfactinhislife. HeistheSon,towhom


menshouldlisten,becausefromhimthehidden


life flows forth,and he has becomea channel


through which that hidden life can reach the


outerworld. He isthepriestof the Mystery


God, who has entered within the veil, and


comes forth with the glory shining from his


face, which isthe reflection ofthe lightm the


sanctuary.


It isthere thathe beginsthat workof love


symbolised inthe outerministrybyhiswilling-


nesstohealandtorelieve;roundhimpressthe


souls seeking light and life, attracted by his


innerforceandbythe divinelife manifestedin


the accredited Son of the Father. Hungry


soulscometo him,and he gives them bread;


soulssufferingfromthediseaseofsincome,and


hehealsthembyhislivingword; soulsblinded


byignorancecome,and heilluminatesthemby


wisdom. It isone of the signs ofa Christ in

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