| In silent meditation Jesus sat beside a flowing spring.
It was a holy day, and many people of the servant caste were near the place.
And Jesus saw the hard drawn lines of toil on every brow, in every hand.
There was no look of joy in any face. Not one of all the group could think
of anything but toil. And Jesus spoke to one and said, Why are you
all so sad? Have you no happiness in life? The man replied, We scarcely
know the meaning of that word. We toil to live, and Hope for nothing else
but toil, and bless the day when we can cease our toil and lay us down
to rest in Buddha's city of the dead.
And Jesus' heart was stirred with pity and with Love for these poor toilers, and he said, Toil should not make a person sad; men should be happiest when they toil. When Hope and Love are back of toil, then all of life is filled with joy and peace, and this is heaven. Do you not know that such a heaven is for you? The man replied, Of heaven we have heard; but then it is so far away, and we must live so many lives before we reach that place! And Jesus said, My brother, man, your thoughts are wrong; your heaven
is not far away; and it is not a place of metes and bounds, is not a country
to be reached; it is a state of mind. God never made a heaven in the sky;
just open up the windows of your hearts, and, like a flood of light, a
heaven will come and bring a boundless joy; then toil will be no cruel
task. (Aquarian Gospel Ch. 33:1-33)
You will be secure, because there is Hope; you will look about you
and take your rest in safety. (Bible- Jb. 11:18)
But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the Hope of
the afflicted ever perish. (Bible- Ps. 9:18)
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in
your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my Hope is in you
all day long. (Bible- Ps. 25:4-5)
May your unfailing Love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our
Hope in you. (Bible- Ps. 33:18)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a
tree of life. (Bible- Pr. 13:12)
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint. (Bible- Is. 40:31)
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom
I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice
to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice
in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and the smoking flax
he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice
on earth. In his law the islands will put their Hope." (Bible- Isaiah
Chapter 42:1-4)
Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who Hope in me will
not be disappointed." (Bible- Isaiah 49:23)
My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way,
and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look
to me and wait in Hope for my arm. (Bible- Is. 51:5)
The Lord is good to those whose Hope is in him, to the one
who seeks him; (Bible- Lam. 3:25)
And Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his Love
into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. (Bible- Ro. 5:5)
For in this Hope we were saved. But Hope that is seen is no hope
at all. Who Hopes for what he already has? But if we Hope for what
we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. (Bible- Ro. 8:24-25)
Be joyful in Hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Bible-
Ro. 12:12)
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach
us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we
might have Hope. (Bible- Ro. 15:4)
The Symbol of Hope- Symbol of the Seven Spirits of The Elohim
First Heaven
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