The Newtown bee., 1906-03-02
LITTLE SERMONS.


DIVINE HEALING.-BY o. o. WRIGHT.
 Matt. 9 :12, They that are whole have no need of physician. but they that are sick.'
 Do we realize how much this means? Can we grasp the thought that the love of our heavenly Father toward us finds it's tendereSt, most complete ex- pressiOn in His mercy for us, in the provisions He has made to cure us of sin, and heal the consequences of evil? Even so 1t must be. His love is ever as our need. As we lack, so is the divine grace. For God is love, and love cannot fail to do all that can be done for the best good of the object of it's affection: Does not the helpless in- rant need the tenderest love-care of it's own mother? Does not the yearning heart of the parent brood the longest over the sick and fretful child, while the older and stronger go free, without the anxious thought? And did He not say: "There shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance?"
 And this same principle of the di- vine healing prevails throughout all the realms of nature, physical, mental, moral and spiritual. God made us fer health, holiness and happiness Sin is unnatural, like disease. Evil is abnormal, whether physical or moral. Wickedness is the persistent trans fore s'the wages of sin is death." The powers of life in us were intended to overcome the world, the flesh and the devil that we may win the victory of faith, hope and love over all created things. He who made us saves us, SuStains, restores, and will make us whole and perfect so sure as we live in obedience and love.
 Are we weary and exhausted? How quickly will rest and sleep, the open air and light, with the pleasant pie lures which Mother Nature spreads out before us begin to refresh, renew and restore us: and make us glad to labor again, because 1t is so sweet to rest!
 The healing of the wounds of the body shows most wonderful and be- nefcent provision for our protection and comfort. No sooner are we hurt than the process of mending begins; the serum of the blood kindly covers the exposed tissues, and the work of repairing the injury proceeds without delay. Life, not death; health, not disease, is natures aim and end; and obedience honorS the law.
 No less wonderful is natures medi- cine for the wounded heart. We mourn as though we could never be cOmfOrted; but we are always cOnsOled. I New thoughts, other interests, differ ent cares, diverse affections, which come with "the changes and chances of this mortal life," all tend to divert, and soothe, and compensate for ou1 disappointments and sorrows; and the
 Lord is better than all our fears. Ano many times we are glad to learn tha, afflictions are blessings which we die not understand.
 Physical evil is in the world, and we are sorely tried and vexed, and some.
 times discouraged, because of the ob
 stacles and difficulties which beset us
 but science enables us to do away witt
 much that is evil to us simply because
 we are ignorant, or careless of tht
 laws of life.
 Sin and moral evil have filled th
 world with woe; but the Son of Maj
 has overcome all evil with good; ant
 his help is sufficient for us under al
 the conditions of experience. AS $ Paul says: "Where sin abOunded
 grace did abound more exceedingly.
 And so the great divine Physical shall at last cure all hurt of evil, an
 sin and sickness, and sorrow shall b
 no more. He came because we needle
 Him; and there is no evil that He car not heal.