Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 81
made plain. When the dull pressure of sense
is gone, how clear the vision l Troops fill
the sky, and spectres walk the earth, voices
are on the breeze, all nature speaks. But,
gloomy or glory, accents loud or low, the
faithful need have no fear.
I heard a voice, as it were the breath of
the wind, saying, "Fear not, little one, the
Devas cannot compel the resolute righteous
human. Thou hast set thy face to do the
will of the Most High; be thou faithful unto
the end. The time is at hand."
Then was brought to mind the marvelous
deliverance of my father’s brother, Noah;
also how the strength of Hesperus had become
weakness; and I prayed earnestly:
"God of the Prophet, be Thou my defense !"
BALONIA
As the light of the setting sun grew dimmer
and the landscape began to fade, we
passed the gorge in Mount Hermon where