There is an old legend that explains man’s confusion regard­ing his divinity. It begins by asserting that mankind was created according to a divine pattern, a very special creation unlike any other; upright, endowed with Mind, given to understand and know the goodness, the perfection of Life and all created things; with eyes to perceive the good, the true, and the beau­tiful; with ears to hear the gorgeous symphony of the planets as they spin in their orbits, the songs of the birds and the sighing of the wind and the still small voice of his Maker; with speech to command and sing the praises of his God; with emotion and rapturous feelings of love and compassion; en­dowed with admiration for the marvelous beauty of the manifest universe and all it contains. The power of right action and unlimited accomplishments are his. All of these magnificent gifts were combined and many others were in­stalled in a beautiful body temple of intricate and perfect design
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This masterpiece finished, the old legend goes, it remained to hide the eternal spark of divine Life. Should God hide the spark of life eternal in the outermost star of the universe, or in the uttermost depths of the ocean? And God decided that the place where man would be least likely to look, until he had grown in Grace to the stage where he could be trusted, was within the heart of himself. For when he would be wise enough to look within, he would be ready to receive the Im­minence of God within himself. ~  Jack Ensign Addington