A Hymn of God's Words
You Should Forsake All for the Truth | Eastern Lightning
I
You must suffer hardship on your way to truth. You must give yourself over completely. Endure humiliation, embrace more suffering. Doing this to gain more of the truth. You must pursue all that is beautiful. You must seek all that is good, a path in life filled with meaning. Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh for the sake of truth.
II
You must not throw away the truth for the sake of a peaceful family life, keeping integrity, staying dignified. Don't cast aside for pleasures gone tomorrow. You must pursue all that is beautiful. You must seek all that is good, a path in life filled with meaning. Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh for the sake of truth.
III
Do not throw away all truths purely for enjoyment. If you carry on in a vulgar way with no pursuit, is life not wasted? Do not throw away all truths purely for enjoyment. If you carry on in a vulgar way with no pursuit, is life not wasted? You must pursue all that is beautiful. You must seek all that is good, a path in life filled with meaning. Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh for the sake of truth.
from "The Experiences of Peter: His Knowledge of Chastisement and Judgment" in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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