VIII

'_The Finished Work of Christ!_'

'_Tetelestai! Tetelestai!_'

'_It is finished!_'

It is not a sigh of relief at having reached the end of things. It is

the unutterable joy of the artist who, putting the last touches to the

picture that has engrossed him for so long, sees in it the realization

of all his dreams and can nowhere find room for improvement. Only once

in the world's history did a finishing touch bring a work to absolute

perfection; and on that day of days a single flaw would have shattered

the hope of the ages.

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