El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-07
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by the care OF life, aud made to suffer
lifelong agony by the uokindnesses of
life. Many people have pleasure but
few peace. Back of many a sweet face
Study he faces you meet. See that
painful look, that cynicsl look, that
rebellious look, en1, on few faces you
see the JOY of faith. Every trial, every
sorrow is a forrest, but God has mark
ed out q way through it. 1t is straight
and smooth, but oh how many choose
their own way of passing through, get
onto briers, fall over precipces, are
cut by stones sharp as razors and come
out on the other side cut, bleeding,
ma; Md. 1 hold up 70 you for your
comfort Gods way of meeting life.
The whole secret of comfort lies in
knowing how to meet life. Take
temptation. The reason why so many
are crippled and ruined by it is because
they do not know how t. meet it. The
trouble is in yielding. Unhappiness
drunkard has to pay for every drink in
awful unrest. The b,asphemer and
the unvirtuOus man punctures his
moral nature until all his fine senti-
| ment weeps itself away. He who gives
way to anger lets one hundred romping
devils into his heart. Peace and com
| fort abide only when we keep our
hearts shut to the wild beasts of the
world.
We should meet the sorrows of
| temptation as the stone castle the
sorrows of the arc ler, and III N they
| will fall helpless to the ground. Out
on the prairi es if the dwelling house
doors are open when high winds come
up the winds enter, blow down looking
I gle sses, vase. from the mantles and
| break them in hundred pieces, yes.
To- nd hn1 nd oil ND
| ry it to destruction. So is sin, once
let it iu to rule the heart, Obstructive
of all peace and comfort.
Then how few know how to meet the
cruel unjust treatment of life. How
am I going to meet these sarcastic,
bitter tongued, envious people. How
much peace the tongue can destroy.
Yes more than the sword. 1t has done
more mischief than ali the highway
men ever hung. Th Sc people are the
porcupines of society. But what q
blessed state to reach when these
! things will no more hurt US than sum-
mer hail hurts an iron castle. To
meet this without having our lives
hurt let US wear the armor of love.
| Let US feed our enemy if he hunger.
Let us say Il love you. l forgive You.
Come to me if yon need friend. But
brother, life is too short to hate.
must do my duty to others if you do
hate me-" oh why carry the torpedoes
of hate. envy, revenge around in your
pockets. He who will not forgive
burns the bridge oyer which he must
cross, for we all need forgiveness. Let
us know that pride, pugnacity, bluff
are not the strong elements of cha
racter, but love, long suffering, gen.
humility. Jesus says meet life my
way. Take my yoke upon you. Draw
the load in my way and ye shall find
| rest for your souls.
How few know how to meet sorrow.
Many a life is wounded and mbitter-
ed by grief. Some grow cynical under
1t, others lose all their joyous bright
ne by it. The trouble is they do not
know how to meet it. Meet it like the
rose bush the passing storm. At first
you will be laid low, but when all is
over, rise, shake yourself as does the
rose bush, stand erect again and by and
by every petal will unfurl itself and a
delightful fragance will be shed every.
where: oh do not be rebellious. Sub
NIT to trial and wait for Jesus will
come to you over the trou bled watars
Go to the b ,me of sorrow. Here after
three days has passed over new made
grave q little one in the home says to
the visitor: Brother is dead. He is
in heavAr. He will not suffer any
there. We all miss him. hut we shall
meet him one day in heaven il we love
Jesus" This is the very purest and
sweetest of Christianity. This is The
way to meet .sorrOw without being
bruised by it.
Thea TO receive comfort anothe,
question may be settled. How may
become a Christian? Do you remem
Der how you learned to swim? What
high moment in life when you stopped
struggling fran'iesily end trustee