高山上的呼喊-go tell it on the mountain

第11部分 (第2/7頁)

　up；singing；　under　the　booming　Sunday　light；　he　thought　of　the　light　for　which　they　tarried；　which；　inan　instant；　filled　the　soul；　causing　（throughout　those　iron…dark；　unimaginable　ages　before　John　hade　into　the　world）　the　new…born　in　Christ　to　testify：　Once　I　was　blind　and　now　I　see。

And　then　they　sang：　‘Walk　in　the　light；　the　beautiful　light。　Shine　all　around　me　by　day　andby　night；　Jesus；　the　light　of　the　world。’　And　they　sang：　‘Oh；　Lord；　Lord；　I　want　to　be　ready；　I　wantto　be　ready。　I　want　to　be　ready　to　walk　in　Jerusalem　just　like　John。’

To　walk　in　Jerusalem　just　like　John。　To…night；　his　mind　was　awash　with　visions：　nothingremained。　He　was　ill　with　doubt　and　searching。　He　longed　for　a　light　that　would　teach　him；　foreverand　forever；　and　beyond　all　question；　the　way　to　go；　for　a　power　that　would　bind　him；　forever　andforever；　and　beyond　all　crying；　to　the　love　of　God。　Or　else　he　wished　to　stand　up　now；　and　leavethis　tabernacle　and　never　see　these　people　any　more。　Fury　and　anguish　filled　him；　unbearable；unanswerable；　his　mind　was　stretched　to　breaking。　For　it　was　time　that　filled　his　mind；　time　thatwas　violent　with　the　mysterious　love　of　God。　And　his　mind　could　not　contain　the　terrible　stretch　oftime　that　united　twelve　men　fishing　by　the　shores　of　Galilee；　and　black　men　weeping　on　theirknees　to…night；　and　he；　a　witness。

My　soul　is　a　witness　for　my　Lord。　There　was　an　awful　silence　at　the　bottom　of　John’s　mind；a　dreadful　weight；　a　dreadful　speculation。　And　not　even　a　speculation；　but　a　deep；　deep　turning；　asof　something　huge；　black；　shapeless；　for　ages　dead　on　the　ocean　floor；　that　now　felt　its　restdisturbed　by　a　faint；　far　wind；　which　bid　it：　‘Arise。’　And　this　weight　began　to　move　at　the　bottomof　John’s　mind；　in　a　silence　like　the　silence　of　the　void