| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: Leviticus 26: 1 Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 26: 2 Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 26: 3 If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them;
Leviticus 26: 4 then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield her produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Leviticus 26: 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread until ye have enough, and dwell in your land safely.
Leviticus 26: 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Leviticus 26: 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26: 8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26: 9 And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac: employed all my influence. Don't attempt to save Michu; if you do, you
cannot obtain the pardon of the Messieurs de Simeuse. The law will
insist on one victim."
"Good God!" cried Bordin, showing the young magistrate the three
petitions for mercy; "how can I take upon myself to withdraw the
application for that man. If I suppress the paper I cut off his head."
He held out the petition; de Grandville took it, looked it over, and
said:--
"We can't suppress it; but be sure of one thing, if you ask all you
will obtain nothing."
"Have we time to consult Michu?" asked Bordin.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: three years of slavery, he was delivered by the galleon Dudley, and
came safely home to Redriff.
The fate of Hortop and his comrades was, of course, still unknown
to the rescued men; but the history even of their party was not
likely to improve the good feeling of the crew toward the Spanish
ship which was two miles to leeward of them, and which must be
fought with, or fled from, before a quarter of an hour was past.
So, kneeling down upon the deck, as many a brave crew in those days
did in like case, they "gave God thanks devoutly for the favor they
had found;" and then with one accord, at Jack's leading, sang one
and all the Ninety-fourth Psalm:*
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