bring the child to his Temple, and Gray Fox agreed.
31 When The Speaker announced him, the boy got down off his mother's lap, went to the altar, and took out The Sacred Writings, laying them on the rail before him.
32 "Why," he asked, "do you ask me to teach you, when The Lords have already taught you? Here is every great thing that has happened, every great Judgment that has been made, all the Wisdom of The Lords is before you. What more can !tell you?
33 I am but a shadow of Their Glory, but a spark of Their Wisdom. Open this, read it, and you shall have all that you need. For here is every Word of Truth."
34 Now, a man rose. "Surely," he laughed, "you are young in years. When you are older, you will realize that some of the things written there could not happen, they are but legends.
35 How could a man shine so bright, that his clothes were scorched, and his enemies blinded, but he was unharmed? How could a woman's breast shine with a Light that bright? Surely, these things could not happen.
36 How could a tree withstand a tank, artillery rounds, and flame throwers? It is just impossible! And how could The Lords remove bullets from a man's body and heal his wounds? I am a Surgeon. I know better than that!"
37 The boy put his hand on The Book. "Oh, you who doubt!" he muttered, "How sorrowful is your day! For Truth is put in your hands, yet you deny it, saying 'I know better, this could not be.'
38 But I say to you, that it was. The Light that shone through these people was The Glory of The Lords. As They were The Instruments, THEY were not consumed. As these wires carry power to the light, and the filament in the bulb glows but does not burn, So

Page 955

Go To The Next Page