\"GodinHeaven！\"washerinwardcry。\"Godofalltheworlds！Donotlethimdie。`IfyeaskanythinginmynamethatIwilldo。’Christsaidit。InthenameofJesusofNazareth——donotlethimdie！Alltheworldsareyours——allthepower——listentous——listentous。Lord，Ibelieve——helpthoumyunbelief。Ifthisterrorrobsmeoffaith，andIpraymadly——forgive，forgiveme。Donotcountitagainstmeassin。Youmadehim。Hehassufferedandbeenalone。Itisnottime——itisnottimeyetforhimtogo。Hehasknownnojoyandnobrightthing。Donotlethimgooutofthewarmworldlikeablindman。Donotlethimdie。Perhapsthisisnotprayer，butraging。Forgive——forgive！Allpowerisgonefromme。Godoftheworlds，andthegreatwinds，andthemyriadstars——donotlethimdie！\"

　　Sheknewherthoughtswerewild，buttheirtorrentboreherwiththemintoastrange，greatsilence。Shedidnothearthevicar’swords，ortheresponsesofthepeople。Shewasnotwithinthegreystonewalls。Shehadbeendrawnawayasintothedarknessandstillnessofthenight，andnosoulbutherownseemednear。Throughthestillnessandthedarkherprayingseemedtocallandecho，clamouringagainandagain。

　　ItmustreachSomething——itmustbeheard，becauseshecriedsoloud，thoughtothehumanbeingsabouthersheseemedkneelinginsilence。Shewentonandon，repeatingherwords，changingthem，endingandbeginningagain，pouringforthafloodofappeal。Shethoughtlaterthatthefloodmusthavebeenatitshighesttidewhen，singularly，itwasstemmed。

　　Withoutwarning，awaveofawepassedoverherwhichstrangelysilencedher——andleftherbowedandkneeling，butcryingoutnomore。Thedarknesshadbecomestill，evenasithadnotbeenstillbefore。Suddenlyshecoweredasshekneltandheldherbreath。Somethinghaddrawnalittlenear。

　　Nothoughts——nowords——nocrieswereneededasthegreatstillnessgrewandspread，andfoldedherbeingwithinit。

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