The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-09-30

the sisters and their gratitude to the
ration of their brother to life possible.
| In our lesson of today we see what
Mary did to express her love and graf
| itude.
1t appears that a few days before
| His death, Jesus went to Bethany and
during His stay supper was given, at
which He was the guest of honor. 1t
| was during this supper that Mary
quietly came forward and Amounted
His feet with the contents OF Il pack
age or urn containing the most costly
of oil or perfume. The use OF per-
fumes and oils OF fragrant odors about
the person was most common among
the inhabitants of Palestine then, and
is now. On another occasion a woman
known to be Of bad character came
to Jesus while He was eating at the
home of q prominent man and poured
out Amounting OF! on His feet and Wip-
ed them with the hair of her head. She
was then forgiven much as she had
loved much.
The heading of this lesson could be
''The Sacrifice of Love- This loving
sister, Mary, was ready to pour out
ointment worth it is thought all her
earnings for a year. TO Judas look
ing on it seemed waste OF valuable
money which he declared might we'll
have been given to the poor. TO Jc5-
us, who knew, and to us who read OF
the incident, it seemed most fitting
and proper. The Sacrifice OF Love-
how common they are in the world,
and how they bless it. There are the
sacrifices OF mothers for their chill
dren, OF the children for parents, OF
sisters for brothers and friends for
| friends. The most pitif,i things about
these sacrifices are that SO often they
are not appreciated In selhshness
they are accepted and no obligation
felt. How often the mother, who has
suffered with the birth OF her chill
Gren and has sacrificed all that ambi-
ton held dear for them, is scolmed
and made broken hearted. The father
puts in years OF hard toll in Office,
shop and bad weather Tor the son only
to find the endeavor unappre"iated.
1t would be we'll if the study OF this
lesson would awaken many to what
is being done for them, thus brighten
ing the life OF some loved one who is
wearing himself out With sacri-
fees impelled by love.
1t is blessed to know that sacrifices
for Jesus and His cause are under
stood. The blessed Jesus knows and
will reward all endeavors made in His
name. In Il recent lesson we saw no"
even a cup OF cold water given be-
cause OF love for Jesus is noted. Jesus
said that any who have suffered in
loss OF affection Of relatives or lands
and temporal things for His sake
shall receive tenfoid in the life to
come. Jesus knew the gratitude Of
Mays heart and the desire for for
giveness OF the wicked woman, and
gave them recognition.
We must turn from the sanity
Mary to the vile Judas. He was the
treasurer CT the little group OF disc-
pies. He wanted to see his Golfers
heavy with silver. Even thirty pieces
of silver tempted him TO betray his;
Master. He criod out lamenting the
waste OF precious ointment used by
Mary on Jesus adding that the value
If given to the poor would have done
was said, not that he cared specially
for the poor, but to find reason for
complaint against Jesus and also that
he was anxious to have some money in
his purse, that he might profit there
by. Judas, after being rcbukcd by
Jesus at this time parted from the
company to meet His enemies and
bargain for money to betray the limo
cent Savior of the world.
The golden text is the words of
Jesus on conduct of Mary, "Slc
hath done what she could" Can
it be said OF each OF us we are
doing all we can for Jesus, In the
doing OF this, great deeds arc not cN-
pectcd bat loving helpful things in
His name from day to day. May each
CT us strive to make our life record as
good as possible and may it be deserv
ing OF the wards, He did what he
could for Jesus"
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