2 My little flock, fear not; it is your Father’s will that you shall rule the kingdom of the soul.
3 A ruler in the house of God is servant of the Lord of hosts, and man cannot serve God except by serving men.
4 A servant in the house of God cannot be servant in the house of wealth; nor in the synagogue of sense.
5 If you are tied to lands, or bonds, or wealth of earth, your hearts are knit to things of earth; for where your treasures are there are your hearts.
6 Dispose of all your wealth, distribute it among the poor, and put your trust in God, and you nor yours will ever come to want.
7 This is a test of faith, and God will not accept the service of the faithless one.
8 The time is ripe; your Master comes upon the clouds; the eastern sky is glowing with his presence now.
9 Put on reception robes; gird up your loins; trim up your lamps and fill them well with oil, and be prepared to meet your Lord; when you are ready, he will come.
10 Thrice blessed are the servants who are ready to receive their Lord.
11 Behold, for he will gird himself, and will prepare a sumptuous feast for every one, and he himself will serve.