II
WHEN TAKING SEAT
The Postulant assumes his appointed place with prefect
conformity, under obedience to the instituted signs, invoking
the Voice and the Word.
The Voice of the Beloved
That which we heard of old, and long to hear,
Speak in the floods once more, or, far and near,
Amidst the rushing winds reverberate;
In the sea's music, mother of thought profound
And deepest feeling, let the tidings sound;
Most in thought's silent ways, early and late!
The Second Temple was not less the House of God
because the Shekinah was withdrawn. So is the Presence
with us, whether It is realised or not.
