Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 45

" ' Now, therefore, 0 light — [light] which is with thee and is [also] with me — I sing thy name in glory. May my song please thee, 0 light, as an excellent mystery, which leadeth to the interior of the gates of light, and of which they will tell who shall repent, and whose light shall be purified. Now, therefore, let all matter rejoice. (52) Seek ye all the light, that the power of the stars which is in us may be revealed, for the light hath heard the matters, nor will it leave any without purging them. Let all souls and matters praise the lord of all the seons, and all 62 PISTIS SOPHIA. that is therein, for God shall save their soul from all matter, and they shall prepare a city in the light, and all the souls that shall be saved shall dwell in that city, and shall inherit it. And the soul of them that shall receive the mystery shall dwell in that region, and they that shall have received the mystery in its name shall dwell therein.' " It came to pass, when Jesus had spoken these things unto his disciples, that he said unto them : " This is the song which Pistis Sophia uttered in her first repentance, when she repented of her sin, reciting all things which had befallen her. Now, therefore, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear." And Mary came forward and said : " Master, my indweller of light hath ears, and I hear in my light-power, and thy spirit which is with me is sober. Hearken, therefore, I will speak concerning the repentance, (53) which Pistis Sophia made, speaking of her sin and all that befell her. Thy light-power hath prophesied of old on this matter through the prophet David, in the sixty-eighth Psalm, saying : " ' Save me, 0 God, for the waters are come Mary inter- ^^ evcu uuto my soul. I stick fast, or firftrepent" ^^'^^^ ^^ the mire of the abyss, and I Psahn^°™ have no power. I am come into the ^^^"- depths of the sea, a tempest hath over- FIRST BOOK. 63