The Parable of the Scribe

The Parable of the Scribe

Observeth the Scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, who cutteth the reed and send forth its length into the depths of the well.  For his toiling and preparation bringeth forth an abundance of ink unto the nib.  Yea, and then after such laboring doth the scribe bringeth forth the characters of truth unto the parchment.

But lo, from whence cometh the truth?  For the well alone containeth only ink, yea and rigid length of the reed is but dry without the well.  And the scribe which is thus instructed unto the kingdom of heaven possesseth not the truth, but the pen only.

Wherefore the parchment knoweth the truth, for the well feedeth the reed and the scribe anoiteth the parchment with ink.

But lo, the truth is no more produced by man, than a marking made by a reed without ink. For as the scribe bareth the law, so too doth I bare the scribe which hears me.   Yea and just as the reed cometh unto the well, so to must the scribe come also unto Me.

Now behold, the letter and the parchment are one, and as the reed and the well are thus united in the effort of the truth, so too am I within the scribe as ink within the marrow.  Wherefore as my scribe and the truth are one in the Kingdom of Heaven, so too is my word everlasting.

Amen.

9-20-2012