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Today we are pleased to present selections from Chapters 73 and 74 of Pistis Sophia, where Saint Martha of Bethany, Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Andrew, all vegetarians, compare the Psalms of King David with Pistis Sophia’s gratefulness to the Light her savior for leading her out of the chaos and darkness, and surrounding her with Light. CHAPTER 73 “[…] The First Mystery continued again in the discourse and said to the disciples: ‘Sophia again continued in this song and said: Sophia continues her song. “The Light has become my savior. And it has changed my darkness into light, and it has torn the chaos which surrounded me and girded me with Light”’ It came to pass then, when the First Mystery had finished saying these words, that Martha came forward and said: ‘My Lord, Thy power has prophesied aforetime through David concerning these words: Martha interprets from Psalm 29. “The Lord has become my helper. He has changed my lamentation into joy; He has torn my mourning-robe and girded me with joy.”’ And it came to pass when the First Mystery had heard Martha speak these words, that He said: ‘Well said, and finely, Martha.’ And the First Mystery continued again and said to the disciples: ‘Pistis Sophia again continued in the song and said: Sophia continues her song. “My power, sing praises to the Light and forget not all the powers of the Light which it has given to thee. And the powers which are in thee, sing praises to the name of His Holy Mystery; Who forgives all thy transgression, who saves thee from all the afflictions with which the emanations of Self-willed have constrained thee; Who has saved thy light from the emanations of Self-willed which belong to destruction; who has wreathed thee with light in His compassion, until He saved thee; Who has filled thee with purified light; and thy beginning will renew itself as an invisible of the Height.” With these words Pistis Sophia sang praises, because she was saved and remembered all things which I had done to her.’” […]
