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New Thought Pastels By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) |
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NEW THOUGHT PASTELS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Contents A Dialogue
The Weed
Strength
Affirm
The Chosen
The Nameless
The Word
Assistance
Credulity'
Consciousness
The Structure
Our Souls
The Law
Knowledge
Give
Perfection
Fear
The Way
Understood
His Mansion
Effect
Three Things
Obstacles
Prayer
Climbing
There Is No Death, There Are No Dead'
Realisation A DIALOGUE MORTAL The world is full of selfishness and greed.
Lord, I would lave its sin. SPIRIT Yea, mortal, earth of thy good help has need.
Go cleanse THYSELF within. MORTAL Mine ear is hurt by harsh and evil speech.
I would reform men's ways. SPIRIT There is but one convincing way to teach.
Speak THOU but words of praise. MORTAL On every hand is wretchedness and grief,
Despondency and fear.
Lord, I would give my fellow men relief. SPIRIT Be, then, all hope, all cheer. MORTAL Lord, I look outward and grow sick at heart,
Such need of change I see. SPIRIT Mortal, look IN. Do thy allotted part,
And leave the rest to ME. THE WEED A weed is but an unloved flower!
Go dig, and prune, and guide, and wait,
Until it learns its high estate,
And glorifies some bower.
A weed is but an unloved flower! All sin is virtue unevolved,
Release the angel from the clod
Go love thy brother up to God.
Behold each problem solved.
All sin is virtue unevolved. STRENGTH Who is the strong? Not he who puts to test
His sinews with the strong and proves the best;
But he who dwells where weaklings congregate,
And never lets his splendid strength abate. Who is the good? Not he who walks each day
With moral men along the high, clean way;
But he who jostles gilded sin and shame,
Yet will not sell his honour or his name. Who is the wise? Not he who from the start
With Wisdom's followers has taken part;
But he who looks in Folly's tempting eyes,
And turns away, perceiving her disguise. Who is serene? Not he who flees his kind,
Some mountain fastness, or some cave to find;
But he who in the city's noisiest scene,
Keeps calm within he only is serene. AFFIRM Body and mind, and spirit, all combine
To make the Creature, human and divine. Of this great trinity no part deny.
Affirm, affirm, the Great Eternal I. Affirm the body, beautiful and whole,
The earth expression of immortal soul. Affirm the mind, the messenger of the hour,
To speed between thee and the source of power. Affirm the spirit, the Eternal I
Of this great trinity no part deny. THE CHOSEN They stood before the Angel at the gate;
The Angel asked: 'Why should you enter in?'
One said: 'On earth my place was high and great;'
And one: 'I warned my fellow men from sin;'
Another: 'I was teacher of the faith;
I scorned my life and lived in love with death.' And one stood silent. 'Speak!' the Angel said;
'What earthly deed has sent you here to day?'
'Alas! I did but follow where they led,'
He answered sadly: 'I had lost my way
So new the country, and so strange my flight;
I only sought for guidance and for light.' 'You have no passport?' 'None,' the answer came.
'I loved the earth, tho' lowly was my lot.
I strove to keep my record free from blame,
And make a heaven about my humble spot.
A narrow life; I see it now, too late;
So, Angel, drive me from the heavenly gate.' The Angel swung the portal wide and free,
And took the sorrowing stranger by the hand.
'Nay, you alone,' he said, 'shall come with me,
Of all this waiting and insistent band.
Of what God gave, you built your paradise;
Behold your mansion waiting in the skies.' THE NAMELESS Unnumbered gods may unremembered die;
A thousand creeds may perish and pass by;
Yet do I lift mine eyes to ONE on high. Unnamed be HE from whom creation came;
There is no word whereby to speak His name
But petty men have mouthed it into shame. I lift mine eyes, and with a river's force
My love's full tide goes sweeping on its course
To that supreme and all embracing Source... Continue reading book >>
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