12 That every worthy end may be attained by gentleness and love, just as the Prince of Peace, Melchisedec, the priest of God, won gallant victories in war without the shedding of a drop of blood.
13 You ask where are the temples of the Christ? He ministers at shrines not made with hands; his temples are the hearts of holy men who are prepared to see the king.
14 The groves of nature are his synagogues; his forum is the world.
15 He has no priests dressed up in puppet style to be admired by men; for every son of man is priest of Love.
16 When man has purified his heart by faith, he needs no middle man to intercede.
17 He is on friendly terms with God; is not afraid of him, and he is able, and is bold enough, to lay his body on the altar of the Lord.
18 Thus every man is priest, and is himself a living sacrifice.
19 You need not seek the Christ, for when your heart is purified the Christ will come, and will abide with you forevermore.
20 And then Lamaas journeyed on; he came to Jesus as he taught beside the ford.
21 And Jesus said, Behold the Star of India!