O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the
rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.



“50: O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how...”


O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how canst thou walk
in the ways of them that are content with My pleasure? If trials afflict
thee not in thy longing to meet Me, how wilt thou attain the light in thy
love for My beauty?



“51: O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is...”


O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and
vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou
mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command
unto thee, do thou observe it.



“52: O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and...”