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The Reappearance of the Christ - Chapter VII - Preparation for the
Reappearance of the Christ





ConclusionThe call for
preparation for the reappearance of the Christ has gone out; the call to world salvage has
sounded forth, and today spiritually-minded men everywhere and disciples of the Christ are
assembling all over the world. It is not an assembling upon the physical plane but a
profound subjective and spiritual happening. Even those with only a faint glimmer of
understanding as to what the call truly signifies are responding, and asking for the
opportunity to help, and for guidance as to what they may do.
Today,
therefore, we wait for the new Appearing. The Christ is universally expected, and in this
spirit of expectancy comes the antidote to the spirit of fear and horror which has
descended upon our unhappy planet. Humanity today looks in two directions: towards the
devastated Earth and the agonized hearts of men; it also looks towards the Place from
whence the Christ will come, which they symbolically call "heaven." Where there
is the same expectancy, where there is uniformity of testimony and of prediction, and
where all the indications of "the time of the end" are with us, is it not
reasonable to believe that a great event is in process of taking place? If, in
the midst of death and destruction, there is to be found a living faith (and there is such
a faith everywhere) and a burning zeal which pierces through the darkness to the center of
light, does that not warrant the assumption that this faith and this zeal are founded on a
deep intuitive knowledge. May it not be a divine fact that "faith is the substance
of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen?" (Hebrews XI, 1.)
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Humanity in all lands today awaits the Coming One - no matter by what name they may
call Him. The Christ is sensed as on His way. The second coming is imminent and, from the
lips of disciples, mystics, aspirants, spiritually-minded people and enlightened men and
women, the cry goes up, "Let light and love and power and death fulfil the purpose
of the Coming One." These words are a demand, a consecration, a sacrifice, a
statement of belief and a challenge to the Avatar, the Christ, Who waits in His high place
until the demand is adequate and the cry clear enough to warrant His appearance.
One thing it is most necessary to have in mind. It is not for us to set the date
for the appearing of the Christ or to expect any spectacular aid or curious phenomena. If
our work is rightly done, He will come at the set and appointed time. How, where or when
He will come is none of our concern. Our work is to do our utmost and on as large a scale
as possible to bring about right human relations, for His coming depends upon our work.
All of us
can do something to bring the present terrible world situation to an end and to better
conditions: the least of us can play our part in inaugurating the new era of goodwill and
understanding. It must be realized, however, that it is no millennium for which we work
but that our main objective is, at this time, twofold:
To break the ancient and evil rhythms and establish a new and better one. It is here
that time is a paramount factor. If we can delay the crystallization of the ancient
evils which produced the world war, and arrest the reactionary forces in every nation, we
shall be making way for that which is new and opening the door to the activities [189] of
the New Group of World Servers in every land - that group which is the agent of the
Christ.
To fuse and
blend the united aspiration and longing of the people everywhere so that the sound of
humanity's demand may be strong enough to reach the spiritual Hierarchy.

This will
require sacrifice, understanding and a deep love of our fellowmen. It will also require
intelligence and wisdom and a practical grasp of world affairs. As the work goes forward
in the establishing of right human relations (which is the basic world need) and as the
method of so doing - goodwill - is developed, the Christ and His disciples will steadily
approach closer to mankind. If the initial premise is accepted that He is on His
way, then all spiritually oriented people and the disciples and aspirants of the world
will inevitably work - but the premise must be accepted if the incentive is to prove
adequate. It is with this thought that we look into the future. The fiat of the Lord has
gone forth; Christ stands attentive to the demand of humanity. That demand is rising and
mounting every day and "in such an hour as you think not, He will come."
***
The sons of men are one, and I am one with them.
I seek to love, not hate;
I seek to serve and not exact due service;
I seek to heal, not hurt.
Let pain bring due reward of light and love.
Let the soul control the outer form,
And life, and all events,
And bring to light the Love
That underlies the happenings of the time.
Let vision come and insight.
Let the future stand revealed.
Let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone.
Let love prevail.
Let all men love.





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