washed away the spoilings. "Lift up thine eyes." "l even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake."

The point of the ministry of the eighth lesson, is "He sent me to preach deliverance to the captives." All the world is groaning for its rightful deliverance. Some are groaning in the bondage of bodily pain. Some are groaning in the bondage of financial limitation. Some are groaning in the bondage of mental inadequacy. Some are groaning in the bondage of bodily inadequacy. It is no use trying to get free by any other attempting than upward face to face with Self-Existent, Untrammeled "Ain Soph, Great Countenance of the Absolute, above thinking and above being." "Thou has redeemed us out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation," acknowledged the high visioning John.

In the Dhammapada we are told that wisdom cometh from above and the wise man casts off all shackles; that right religion leads to escape from pain, and deliverance from destruction. Also that the best doctrine is that which removes pleasure and grief from the mind. As mind is mirror of the vision it stands to old-fashioned reasoning that visioning toward Free, Unattached, Unhindered God the mind must be free. And as body follows mind's agreements body must be free also.

"Lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created," said the heavenly voice to Isaiah. "Behold the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him." The coming of the "Lord" is near, our own near angel of deliverance. Something mighty to save is near at hand to do the saving. "The angel of his presence saved them." Always the Universal Absolute