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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The Second Temple was not less the House of God because the Shekinah was withdrawn.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.