The Childhood of Jesus
The Gospel of James
Biographical Gospel of the Lord
- Chapter 246 -
Where Your Heart Is - There Is Your Treasure
WHEN THE SHIP was ready to make its departure, Cyrenius went over to the little Child, knelt down before Him and asked Him for His blessing with the following words:
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'O Lord, my great God, my Creator, my Father from eternity,
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who now walks this dust we call the earth in our form as a frail human being -
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my almighty Lord at whose lightest nod all the powers of infinity tremble,
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oh look graciously upon me, a nothing before You,
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and honor me, a worm in the dust before Your infinite Holiness, with Your most gracious blessing!
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O my life, let me find all my power and strength in Your most holy Name,
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and, o ancient King of my heart, look graciously and forgivingly upon me a poor, weak sinner and help me that I shall grow ever more in love toward You!
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O my eternally above all beloved Jesus, take my love as a token of my gratitude for the infinite grace and mercy which You bestow upon me with every breath!'
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Here Cyrenius' heart broke from sheer love, and he could not continue for tears.
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Thereupon the little Child joyously embraced Cyrenius and replied:
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'Oh do not weep, My beloved Cyrenius - for you can see that I love you beyond measure!
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And in this My love for you lies My greatest blessing!
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I tell you, if you remain as you are, you will belong to Me forever, and never in all eternity will your soul feel nor taste death!
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But as you have now asked Me for this blessing so also do I ask you not to disclose Me to anyone.
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This I do not ask of you for My sake, but for the world's sake;
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for death would be its lot if it recognized Me before My time!'-
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After these words the little Child embraced Cyrenius once more and kissed him.
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At this Cyrenius spread out his arms and declared:
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'O my eternal God! - What am I, that You should kiss me with the mouth that ushered forth all creation?
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Oh shining heavens, oh earth, oh powers of the heavens! Look, look this way!
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He, who created you and me, is here before me and blesses me with His almighty hand!
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'When will you, oh earth, grasp the magnitude of grace bestowed in this time when the feet of your eternal Lord and Creator walked your ground?
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Oh most holy ground that carries the Lord, will you ever comprehend the greatness of such grace in all gratitude, breaking yourself into dust in humility?
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Oh holy place, how difficult it is for me to leave you!' -
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Here the little Child as good as lifted Cyrenius up and did not allow him to kneel any more.
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Thereupon Tullia and Maronius Pilla also came over, and the little Child blessed them all, and all wept because they now had to part again.
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But the little Child reassured them, saying, 'Oh, oh, we are not really parting! For where your heart is, there is your treasure also!'
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With these words all comforted themselves and arose from the ground.