The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: there is she.
JOB 40:1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
JOB 40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he
that reproveth God, let him answer it.
JOB 40:3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
JOB 40:4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine
hand upon my mouth.
JOB 40:5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I
will proceed no further.
JOB 40:6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and
said,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Facino Cane by Honore de Balzac: no doubt, were passing through his mind, for all processes of thought-
communications are far more swift, I think, in blind people, because
their blindness compels them to concentrate their attention. I had not
long to wait for proof that we were in sympathy in this way. Facino
Cane left off playing, and came up to me. "Let us go out!" he said;
his tones thrilled through me like an electric shock. I gave him my
arm, and we went.
Outside in the street he said, "Will you take me back to Venice? Will
you be my guide? Will you put faith in me? You shall be richer than
ten of the richest houses in Amsterdam or London, richer than
Rothschild; in short, you shall have the fabulous wealth of the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: proved himself the mighty-voiced preacher of his greatness, and
had overthrown many spirits of wickedness in the desert, and had
overcome all in the strength of Christ. Partaking richly of the
gift of grace from above, he kept his mind's eye purified from
every earth-born cloud, and looked forward to the things that are
to come, as though they were already come. Christ was his
recompense for all: Christ was his desire: Christ he ever saw as
present with him: Christ and his fair beauty everywhere met his
sight, according to the saying of the prophet, "I have set God
always before me; for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall
not fall." And again, "My soul cleaveth to thee; thy right hand
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