Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-26

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e. ,Vz mands and calls to praise |
SAR than to prayer. Yet few
duties are more frequent
" neglected than this. There are
many people who are always coming
to God with requests but who DO not
come to him with THANKSGIVING after
their requests have been granted. Ten
lepers once cried to Jesus for cleans
ing, az he was passing them ct q dc:
tance. He graciously heard them and
granted their plea. When they had
been healed one Of the ten returned
to thank the healer, but the other nine
came not again with any word Of REQ
ognltion Of the great favor they had
received. 30 1t is continually many
are blessed and helped but few show
gratitude. Our Lord felt keehly the
| ingratitnde OF the slepers who rres
turned not. "Where are the nine n was
| his panied question. God poura out
| lis tifts and blessings every day upon
his Ghildfsn: and whenever no voice
Of Thanksgiving IL heard n return ha
missan It. Il one bird Of the forest
II silent q the glRd spring DAY. Re
misses its nka. II one human heart
fails t0 utAer ith praise arid iike's
n6hntlsas blestinga. hs y HsAp
4 pointed.
Many there aFa wno think mat 4
certain dsanite days ara set epart korl
4 praise 1t h enohrA. F6r example.
they viii b grateful tor q whole day
uh6e Il ! year, tollchink thSn every
lgnletd II nFalse IL tksit 6eih think,
! IhE that shis q he Nag 90 EAltll|
\ them tolahUW their gFRtitdqp Ilue NE
annual Thanksgiving DAY a mot in-
| tended To gather into itself the th9nka-
llkivinE for aWhoie year: rather y tb
intended to give the keynote for all
| the years life. Life's true concert
pitch Ii praise. II We iind that We
are below the right pitch, we should
take advantage Of the. particular
/ thanksgiving seasons to get keyed
IN. When the strings Of life begin to
grow dlscordant thanksgiving win put
us in tune.
The ideal life II one Of gladness,
IJnthankfuIness and fretfulness are
discords In the song. We have no
right to live gloOmiIy or sadly. Go
where we may, we hear the music Of
10y. unless our ears have become tone
deaf. The world Is full Of beauty and
full Of music. Yet 1t is strange how
many people seem neither to see the
loyeliness nor hear the music. II
were we'll II many Of US would train
ourselves to see the glory and good
ness Of God, as revealed in nature. It
\ win be sad to leave this world, after
staying in 1t threescore or four.score
years without having seen any Of the
ten thousand beauties with which God
: had adorned 1t. Consider the lilies,'
. said Jesus. Every sweet flower has 9
message Of Joy to him who can read
the writing. One who loves Gods
\ floweFs and birds and trees and noun
tains and rivers and seas, and has
4 learned to heed the voices which every
| where whisper their secrets to him
1 who undeFstanda. can never be sad o.
lonely. The power to hear wha'
NATURES voices have to say Is in oui
1 hearts not merely In the ear. We
have the beauty n our souls be
1 fore We can see beauty anywhere
l Hence there are many who are really
/ blind 70 the lcvelineas which God hal
II Strewn everywhere. with most lavish
| hand, IN his works. So we must have
/ he music in our heart before we car
/ near the music which sings every
i whefe for him who has ears to hear
4 Il We have thanksgiving within d. '.
| win have no trouble in finding GAG
ness whsrever we 90. II is , sad AM
eheerless heart that makes the WORT
seem dreary to certain people; II onil
thsy win let Joy enter 70 dwell WlLnin