第15部分(第5/7 頁)

。　Have　mercy；　Lord。’

There　came　to　him　again　the　munion　service　at　which　Elisha　had　knelt　at　his　father’sfeet。　Now　this　service　was　in　a　great；　high　room；　a　room　made　golden　by　the　light　of　the　sun；　andthe　room　was　filled　with　a　multitude　of　people；　all　in　long；　white　robes；　the　women　with　coveredheads。　They　sat　at　a　long；　bare；　wooden　table。　They　broke　at　this　table　flat；　unsalted　bread；　whichwas　the　body　of　the　Lord；　and　drank　from　a　heavy　silver　cup　the　scarlet　wine　of　His　blood。　Then　hesaw　that　they　were　barefoot；　and　that　their　feet　were　stained　with　this　same　blood。　And　a　sound　ofweeping　filled　the　room　as　they　broke　the　bread　and　drank　the　wine。

Then　they　rose；　to　e　together　over　a　great　basin　filled　with　water。　And　they　divided　intofour　groups；　two　of　women；　and　man　before　man；　to　watch　each　other’s　feet。　But　the　blood　wouldnot　wash　off；　many　washings　only　turned　the　crystal　water　red；　and　someone　cried：　‘Have　youbeen　to　the　river？’

Then　John　saw　the　river；　and　the　multitude　was　there。　And　now　they　had　undergone　achange；　their　robes　were　ragged；　and　stained　with　the　road　they　had　traveled；　and　stained　withunholy　blood；　the　robes　of　some　barely　covered　their　nakedness；　and　some　indeed　were　naked。

And　some　stumbled　on　the　smooth　stones　at　the　river’s　edge；　for　they　were　blind；　and　somecrawled　with　a　terrible　wailing；　for　they　were　lame；　some　did　not　cease　to　pluck　at　their　flesh；which　was　rotten　with　running　sores。　All　struggled　to　get　to　the　river；　in　a　dreadful　hardness　ofheart：　the　strong　struck　down　the　weak；　the　ragged　spat　on　the　naked；　the　naked　cursed　the　blind；the　blind　crawled　over　the　lame。　And　someone　cried：　‘Sinner；　do　you　love　my　Lord？’

Then　John　saw　the　Lord—for　a　moment　only；　and　the　darkness；　for　a　moment　only；　w