And after the Lord had shown me all these abominations, he
took me out as the eagle takes his young ones on his wings.
He brought me into his beautiful and beloved Zion and he set
my feet on the rock of my salvation. There, he quenched my
thirst with the pure waters which flow from the fountains of
eternal life, and he gave me to eat the true bread which comes
from heaven.
Oh! that I might go all over the world, through this book,
and say with the psalmist: "Come, all ye that fear God, and I
will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Let all the children of God who will read this book lend me
their tongues to praise the Lord. Let them lend me their hearts,
to love him. For, alone, I cannot praise him, I cannot love him
as he deserves. When I look upon the seventy-eight years which
have passed over me, my heart leaps for joy, for I find myself
at the end of trials. I have nearly crossed the desert.
Only the narrow stream of Jordon is between me and the
new Jerusalem. I already hear the great voice out of heaven,
saying: "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he
will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and he shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain; for the former things have passed away. He that
overcometh shall inherit all things." (Rev. 21: 34.)
Rich with the unspeakable gift which has been given me,
and pressing my dear Bible to my heart, as the richest treasure,
I hasten my steps with an unspeakable joy toward the Land of
Promise. I already hear the angel's voice telling me: "Come:
the Master calls thee!"
A few days more and the bridegroom will say to my soul:
"Surely I come quickly." And I will answer: "Even so, come
Lord Jesus." Amen.
