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Back to the Cross: not only from the world of condemnation and from the world of sinning does it free us as we accept it, but from the power of outward things and from the thraldom of self: not only does it open the door into the world of acquittal, and again into that of holiness, but yet again into the new realm of surrender, and thence into that of sacrifice. BACK TO THE CROSS NOT ONLY FROM THE WORLD OF CONDEMNATION AND FROM THE WORLD OF SINNING DOES IT FREE US AS WE ACCEPT IT BUT FROM THE POWER OF OUTWARD THINGS AND FROM THE THRALDOM OF SELF NOT ONLY DOES IT OPEN THE DOOR INTO THE WORLD OF ACQUITTAL AND AGAIN INTO THAT OF HOLINESS BUT YET AGAIN INTO THE NEW REALM OF SURRENDER AND THENCE INTO THAT OF SACRIFICE
and make it fruitful. All may go when the work is done--"it is more blessed to give than to receive." And we ourselves are "saved to save"--we are made to give--to let everything go if only we may have more to give. The pebble takes in all the rays of light that fall on it, but the diamond flashes them out again: every little facet is a means, not simply of drinking more in, but of giving more out. The unearthly loveliness of the opal arises from the same process, carried on within the stone: the microscope shows it to be shattered through and through with numberless fissures that catch and refract and radiate every ray that they can seize. Yes, there lies before us a beautiful possible life--one that shall have a passion for giving: that shall be poured forth to God--spent out for man: that shall be consecrated "for the hardest work and the darkest sinners." But how are we to enter in? How are we to escape from the self-life that holds us, even after the sin-life has loosed its grasp? UTTERFLIES THAT WILL FERTILIZE AND MAKE IT FRUITFUL ALL MAY GO WHEN THE WORK IS DONE IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE AND WE OURSELVES ARE SAVED TO SAVE WE ARE MADE TO GIVE TO LET EVERYTHING GO IF ONLY WE MAY HAVE MORE TO GIVE THE PEBBLE TAKES IN ALL THE RAYS OF LIGHT THAT FALL ON IT BUT THE DIAMOND FLASHES THEM OUT AGAIN EVERY LITTLE FACETISM MEANS NOT SIMPLY OF DRINKING MORE IN BUT OF GIVING MORE OUT THE UNEARTHLY LOVELINESS OF THE OPAL ARISES FROM THE SAME PROCESS CARRIED ON WITHIN THE STONE THE MICROSCOPE SHOWS IT TO BE SHATTERED THROUGH AND THROUGH WITH NUMBERLESS FISSURES THAT CATCH AND REFRACT AND RADIATE EVERY RAY THAT THEY CAN SEIZE YES THERE LIES BEFORE US A BEAUTIFUL POSSIBLE LIFE ONE THAT SHALL HAVE A PASSION FOR GIVING THAT SHALL BE POURED FORTH TO GOD SPENT OUT FOR MAN THAT SHALL BE CONSECRATED FOR THE HARDEST WORK AND THE DARKEST SINNERS BUT HOW ARE WE TO ENTER IN HOW ARE WE TO ESCAPE FROM THE SELF LIFE THAT HOLDS US EVEN AFTER THE SIN LIFE HAS LOOSED ITS GRASP
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