Ilistenedtohimandthoughtthatheevidentlywantedtotellmesomething.
"Heaven," hewenton, "lieshiddenwithinallofus—hereitlieshiddeninmenow, andifIwillit, itwillberevealedtometo-morrowandforalltime."
Ilookedathim; hewasspeakingwithgreatemotionandgazingmysteriouslyatme, asifhewerequestioningme.
"Andthatweareallresponsibletoallforall, apartfromourownsins, youwerequiterightinthinkingthat, , sosoonasmenunderstandthat, theKingdomofHeavenwillbeforthemnotadream, butalivingreality."
"Andwhen," Icriedouttohimbitterly, "whenwillthatcometopass? andwillitevercometopass? Isnotitsimplyadreamofours?"
"Whatthen, youdon'tbelieveit," hesaid."Youpreachitanddon', thisdream, asyoucallit, willcometopasswithoutdoubt; itwillcome, butnotnow, 'saspiritual, , torecreateitafresh, , inactualfact, abrothertoeveryone, , nokindofcommoninterest, , ; itwillcometopass, butfirstwehavetogothroughtheperiodofisolation."
"Whatdoyoumeanbyisolation?" Iaskedhim.
