{"id":1239,"date":"2020-04-18T19:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T19:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2020-04-19T10:15:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T10:15:30","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-sunday-april-19th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/04\/18\/lectionary-readings-for-sunday-april-19th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Sunday, April 19th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holy Memorial Day<\/em><\/p>\n

Book of Cpenta-Armij Chapter 7, Chapter 8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 7<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Ahura immediately on his return to his kingdom set about accomplishing this great
\nlabor.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Now there were with Ahura many who had been sub-Gods and were captains and
\ngenerals under him whilst he was in rebellion against Jehovih and His kingdoms; and
\nwhen they heard of the proclamation they said within their souls: What, is it possible
\nAhura is at his old games? For they knew not his concert with the kingdoms above, and
\nso believed not in his power.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Jehovih moved upon Ahura, and induced him to send numerators and graders
\nthroughout his kingdom, to take the measure of those who had faith, and of those who
\nhad no faith; and of those who had neither faith nor non-faith. And these Ahura graded
\nand numbered, so when the time came he should know where to place them. Then he
\nnumbered the unlearned and dumb; and then the enthusiastic; and he graded them and
\narranged them also.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. When he had this much accomplished, there came to him one Anuhasaj, a former
\nsub-God, and he said to Ahura, privily: I love thee, Ahura, and for that reason come
\nbefore thee. Thou shalt meet only failure and disaster in thy undertaking. How
\nmany times, in thy mighty kingdom of Ctusk, didst the All High fail to come to thee?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Ahura said: Because of thy love I rejoice in thee; but because of thy lack in faith I
\ndeplore thee. How long will it be before angels and mortals understand the Father and His
\nkingdoms? Behold, in the days of Ctusk I labored not for Jehovih, but for myself and my
\nexaltation, and for the exaltation of my kingdom for mine own ends. Hence the All High
\ncame not to answer my prayers. Now, in this matter, I am doing that which is not for me,
\nnor for my kingdom for mine own sake, but for the Father’s sake only. And I know He
\nwill not fail me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Anuhasaj said: Hath it not been from the time of the ancients till now, that certain ones
\nsay that by prayer and faith all things are possible, assuring us, moreover, that by such are
\nall things accomplished in earth and in heaven? And yet, who hath not witnessed more
\nfailure than success? I do not desire to discourage thee, O Ahura, but I know so well the
\nlack of faith on the part of all men, and that to get one’s self weaned away from self is the
\nweakest talent in the soul. And, for which reason, too, it is ultimately the greatest glory.
\nBut this would seem to me expedient: To have Cpenta-armij and her hosts do this
\nresurrection for thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Ahura said: Even thine every thought have I already fulfilled. And through the
\nChieftainess came the Father’s Voice, commanding me to do this resurrection on mine
\nown account.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. To this Anuhasaj made no reply, but in his soul he was not free from the tetracts, being
\njealous that Ahura had advanced him in obtaining the Father’s commands. But Ahura
\nperceived it not, and he said unto Anuhasaj: The hosts of Ailkin have been numbered, and
\nthere are four thousand millions and five hundred millions. And within the grades above
\nes’yan there are one hundred and seventy thousand schools, two hundred and thirty
\nthousand colleges, four hundred thousand factories, and two hundred thousand hospitals.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Behold, on the day of resurrection I shall have the Han-od-wotcha recreation for my
\nhosts. Let this, then, be thy labor, to have the matter proclaimed throughout Ailkin.<\/span>
\nAnuhasaj said: By Jehovih’s leave and thine, I am satisfied.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Thus ended the matter, and Ahura remembered afterward, that Anuhasaj had not
\nanswered positive acceptance, and so Ahura feared, and, to make doubly sure, called
\nEvasan, and committed the same charge to him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Now when the time came, lo and behold, Anuhasaj fulfilled not his part, but Evasan
\ndid; and Evasan, moreover, came to Ahura, bringing answers from all the departments.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. In the morning of the day of the resurrection, Ahura sent for Anuhasaj and inquired
\nconcerning the matter. Anuhasaj said: Nay, I issued not thy proclamation nor thy
\ninvitation; for I reasoned on the matter, saying to myself: If the resurrection be a failure,
\nthen would it indeed be better that the ignorant know not of it.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Ahura said: To do well one’s own part; is this not the highest? Anuhasaj said: It is
\nthe highest. Even so have I done that which seemed the highest in mine own sight.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Ahura said: The resurrection was not for thee nor for me, but for the hosts. For
\nthou hadst previously admitted that the resurrection of this plateau was the highest,
\nbest thing to be done. Because it seemed impracticable in thy sight, thou wert not
\njustified in withholding thy hand. Thou shouldst have striven to accomplish that which
\nwas for the universal good, not even whispering thy distrust to any one. Then, had it
\nfailed, thine own soul had been clear. For which reason Jehovih came to me, and I was
\nso admonished to depute Evasan in thy stead, and he hath fulfilled my commands.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Anuhasaj made no reply, but went away in displeasure, and for the present the matter
\nwas dismissed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Ahura had sent invitations to the Lords of all the divisions of the earth, asking them to
\ncome, bringing their attendants with them. Of these the following came, to wit: Oe-wah,
\nLord of Hi-jee-tse; Ha-kappa, Lord of Paradise; Loo-gam, Lord of Vri-mij; Jes-Sie,
\nLordess of Spe-ta; Ami, Lordess of Kosmon; Horam, Lord of Flue; and Puetse, Lordess
\nof Sin-Yot, each bringing one million attendants, besides hundred of thousands of visitors
\nof lower grade.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Cpenta-armij, with her visitors, Owks, and See-wah-Gon, and Ha-o-ha, and five
\nmillion attendants, and five and thirty million visitors, from Craoshivi, came in an
\navalanza made for the purpose.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. The place of removal which Ahura had decided to inherit was in the second belt
\nbelow meteoris, known in atmospherea at that time as Vara-pishanaha, which laid betwixt
\nthe land of Vind’yu and the star-region known as the H<\/span>ORSE AND <\/span>C<\/span>OW AND <\/span>C<\/span>ALF <\/span>P<\/span>ASTURES<\/span>,
\na heavenly place, uninhabited. From Ailkin to Vara-pishanaha was fourteen hours in
\ngrade twenty-five, which was the average of Ahura’s hosts; but its enlargement in the
\nupper belt would be as fifteen to nine.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Cpenta-armij and her hosts were the first to arrive in Ahura’s dominion; for she had
\ndetermined that nothing should lead to failure in Ahura’s enterprise. Through her advice
\nAhura stationed water-bearers the entire distance of travel, lest, in the excitement, the
\ndrujas might run into knots or riot. For such is the nature of darkness, both on earth and in
\nthe lower heavens: the low delight to dwell in a city, or near a place of filth, if
\ncompanionable, rather than go to a place of isolation where improvement is possible.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Jehovih had said to Ahura: Suffer not thy drujas to know thou wilt remove them so far
\nfrom the earth; confide thou only with the wise in reference to thy destiny. Cpenta-armij
\nhad said to Ahura: Provide thy drujas a holiday in parade, with rites and ceremonies. And<\/span>
\nAhura perceived how the matter had to be, and he apportioned eighty millions of his
\nhosts to provide parades, rites and ceremonies for the drujas of his hosts, and of these
\ndrujas, ranking below grade five, there were one thousand millions and two hundred
\nmillions, being such angels as knew not the left hand from the right, nor could remember
\nto count five from one day to the next. And yet the next thousand million, rating
\nbelow grade twelve, knew so little more, they were scarcely wiser than beasts in the field.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Cpenta-armij, seeing these, exclaimed: O Jehovih, how long must Ahura labor with
\nthese in order to raise them to grade ninety-nine! O that they who set themselves up as
\nGods knew what lay before them! O that leaders of men knew! O that mortal kings and
\nqueens knew the bondage that they lay down for themselves! What a work in the lower
\nheavens for them before they can ascend! And yet, O Jehovih, Thou art just. Some one
\nmust labor with these unfortunates. It is well that man aspireth to be king, and Lord and
\nGod.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 8<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. When they were assembled for the resurrection, the thousands of millions, Cpenta-armij went and stood at the right hand of Ahura, and next to her stood Owks; and on the left hand stood See-wah-Gon and Ha-o-ha, and the Voice of Jehovih fell upon Ahura,
\nsaying: Extend My lines to the four corners of the world; give into My labor the highest
\ngrades.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Accordingly, the marshals drew the line on the plateau, and the hosts of etherea stood
\nequally toward every corner, arranged in phalanxes of ten millions each; each having the
\nform of a quarter of a circle; leaving the lines of power from center to circumference, and
\nthe distance thereof was equal to the width of Vind’yu on the corporeal earth. And the
\ncenter of the plateau was high raised, so that Ahura stood on the highest place, which laid
\nnear the C<\/span>APITAL OF THE <\/span>C<\/span>OUNCIL<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Now it so happened that the jealous Anuhasaj stood twelfth on the east line, being the
\nthirteenth from Ahura’s left hand. Cpenta-armij said to Ahura: Behold, the line is
\nshattered. Ahura said: I feel nothing; how sayest Thou, The line is shattered? She
\nanswered him, saying: He who doeth Jehovih’s work must deal as Jehovih dealeth. Only
\nthose who are in concert with thee must labor with thee. Otherwise thy best endeavors
\nwill be thwarted. Ahura said:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. O thou far-perceiving Goddess! In my much love and sympathy I admitted Anuhasaj to
\nthe lines. He hath been my best friend. Cpenta-armij said: Thou shalt know but One
\nFriend, Jehovih.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Ahura perceived, and he now felt the shattered place, and he sent his chief marshal to
\nAnuhasaj to bring him from the rank. And when Anuhasaj was before Ahura, the latter
\nsaid unto him: Because thou servest thyself, thou shalt not stand in line; behold, there is
\nbut O<\/span>NE <\/span>to serve, even Jehovih. Anuhasaj said: A joy upon thee and thy scheme. Because
\nthou art powerless, thou hast singled me out as an excuse before these Gods and
\nGoddesses!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Ahura made no answer, but spake before Jehovih, saying: Give me strength for Thy
\nChildren’s sake, O Father! Behold, I have cut loose the foundations of Ailkin; with high-extending cords I have bound her to Vara-pishanaha. By virtue of Thy power in me I will <\/span>raise her up. In Thy name, let my hosts in will command: A<\/span>RISE<\/span>! U<\/span>PWARD<\/span>! O<\/span>NWARD<\/span>!
\nO A<\/span>ILKIN<\/span>! A<\/span>RISE<\/span>, <\/span>UPWARD, ONWARD<\/span>, O A<\/span>ILKIN<\/span>! A<\/span>RISE<\/span>, <\/span>UPWARDS, ONWARD<\/span>, O A<\/span>ILKIN<\/span>!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. With the third enunciation, which came from the thousands of millions in concert,
\nbehold, the plateau moved from her foundation; turned a little, then slowly, upward
\narose. Loud shouted all the inhabitants of that heaven; with their own universal will
\nthe Great Spirit stretched forth His hand and raised up the heavenly continent. Even as
\nwith His hand He toucheth a corporeal continent and sendeth it beneath the ocean,
\nso raiseth He His heavenly places toward His emancipated worlds. Yea, because of
\nHis Spirit upon His people, they desire it risen; with them and Him, A<\/span>LL IS <\/span>O<\/span>NE<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. And now, the Gods, with unbroken will, held their places as it were a day for the
\ncorporeal earth, and not a God or Goddess from the single purpose in thought strayed a
\nmoment of time and no distracting thought intervening; for such is the will and mastery of
\nGods over their own thoughts. Even then, to keep up the concerted force joyously, those
\nwho had the drujas in charge sat the games and tournaments going, with racing and
\nmusic, such as should leave not one idle moment for all the hosts of Ailkin, nearly five
\nthousand millions.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Upward and onward rose the great plateau, making straight course for Vara-pishanaha.
\nAhura stood in the eyes of the unlearned populace as the greatest and most masterly of all
\nthe Gods. One alone, even Anuhasaj, stood a while transfixed with disappointment and
\nchagrin, even hoping some mishap to Jehovih’s proceedings. And finally, he went
\nwandering about, sore and out of sorts with all righteousness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Thus was raised the heavenly place, and no longer called Ailkin, but Vara-pishanaha,
\nhome of Ahura and his hosts. And now, when they were securely established in the place,
\nand the Gods and Goddesses broke from line, they all came greeting to Ahura. And, even
\nin the same moment of time, a messenger came from God, who was with Brahma on the
\ncorporeal earth, bringing to Cpenta-armij the following commandment, by proxy, to wit:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. In Jehovih’s name, give thou a throne and crown to Ahura for Me, and in My name. I
\npromised him thus!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. The light came upon Cpenta-armij, and Jehovih spake through her, saying: Behold the
\nwork of My hand, O Ahura, My Son! In the substance of heaven fashion I thee a throne
\nand high-raised capital. And with Mine own hands weave thee a crown. From this time
\nforth thou shalt be My God, and I will abide with thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Whilst the words were being spoken, the throne rose up before Cpenta-armij’s hand,
\nand a high-raised capital came and stood over and about the throne. And there descended
\nfrom the heavens above bows of light and color, which in Cpenta-armij’s fingers were
\nshaped and woven into a crown which alighted on Ahura’s head. And there went up from
\nthe hosts a universal shout of praise and thanksgiving. Then broke in the trumpeters,
\nseven millions, and after they prayed a while, the es’enaurs chanted, T<\/span>HE <\/span>C<\/span>ONCERTED <\/span>H<\/span>OSTS
\nOF <\/span>J<\/span>EHOVIH<\/span>!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Thus was founded Jehovih’s heavenly kingdom, Vara-pishanaha; thus established Ahura his dominions where rebellion and secession were cut off forever. And Cpenta-armij gave to Ahura a thousand messengers, and opened a roadway to Craoshivi. Ahura ascended his throne, and the Gods and Goddesses saluted him, G<\/span>OD OF <\/span>P<\/span>ARA-PISHANAHA<\/span>,
\nand they and their attendants departed to their several places.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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