The Detroit times., 1917-03-07
In The Religious World
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

OF morel" which besiege him
Times beyond counting the milk o
human ktndness has been turned Z,
gall. by unworthmess or lack OF az
probation on the part Of rsoipientl
OF bounty.
Here Il q wonderful thing. a al
vine thing. reminding IA that Go.
Is kind 10 the evil and unthankful.
Altho he was never for q minut,
in doubt az 10 their real motives
Jesus showed no impatience or petu
lance with people. He was moi
ulienated because tcIk were not
ideal. He took thsm 40 He found
them--but He also tried 20 leave
them better So with dtsconcsrtinI
candor. Re remarked. ''Ye seek me,
not because ys saw the miracles, BIT
because ye did eat OF the loaves.
and were flled." n We want 70 ceai
with folks after the Jesus fashion
we should be open-eyed 20 realities,
ye, patient and loving with rtoplt
nevertheless.
Leaves That Old Not Last.
All the world IL scutely aware
today that bread Is daily bread. The
underlying problem OF Europe is the
problem OF food supply n tLis Is
not continuous and unlnterrupi e4
disaster follows We are as hungry
today as IL We had not eaten vester-
day Food perishes IN the using. All
its work has 10 be done over again
Gay BY day. Yesterdays miracle
would have TO De repeated today.
and every day thereafter. II Jesus
were 10 satisfy the desires OF the
crowd that had pursued Him over
The lake. And-thC they did not
realize this--thelr program required
that Jesus should have remained
on earth forever. repeating that
miracle every day. Whereas COZ is
doing a greater work. in provldink
thru nature for the constant sIs-
tenance OF humanity. How unsat-
isfactory--after a time. would have
been a Christ who merely worked
miracles Ter the crowd who COULD
come into his physical presence.
Lies greatest mistake was being
made by this crowd OF bread-huDt-
srs, in that they we're spending
their powers for things that do not
last Dat is what ais most o. the
pleasuRs 10 the pursuit OF which
We give 50 large a psrt OF our pow
ers. Il perishes In the using. We
tire OF al toys. Small boys envy
The men who may see the circus
every day. but these fortuna ="
ones grow weary OF IL beyond words.
Ask the dramatic editor OF daily
paper what he thinks OF the priv
iegc OF going 70 all The enter ain.
ments be wants 20. and Without
price.
Some things do last-the natural
gifts OF God We do not tire Of the
aid and the sun and the woods ard
the fields and the water and the sky.
Neither do we tire Of our loved ones,
OF OF our homes. or OF great books
or great pictures. Did YOU ever
know q Christian who got tired OF
The Bible. or OF the house Of wor.
ship These are all bread thai does
not perish In the using. We are
wise with more than common wis
dom when We give our best powers
10 those ends which we NAV still
pursue in the eternal life. ls not
this the gist OF the Sayiour's great
word. which is the heart OF this
lesson, Labor not for the meat
which perisheth, but for that neat
ghich sndureth unto everlasting ufo,
which the Son Of Man shall give
unto your"
Easy Asking for Great Gifts.
Babies cry for the moon. and we
smile at them. Crown folk pray
God. quite as ignorantly and casual
ly. FOR even greater boons. and we
never sense the tragedy Of f. What
would happen IN the average church
II God should some day suddenly an
swer all the great petitions Of The
preacher and the people They are
rot Intentionally lnsineere: merely
conventional. and. oh 80 much
greater than Is meant. II We an.
alyze our own prayers for a dag We
shall be in better position 20 syn
pathiEe with this crowd OF Passover
pilgrims who hgntly peti,ioned
Jesus. Lord, evermore give us this
bread Little did they know what
vas involved In thar suppllcation:
for so do our prayers outruu our
knoviedgs.
These greedy ones were wrapped
up IN a web Of misappreheusion.
They we're thinking on one plane.
and the Master was trying to LEAD
them 70 another SIN enErossed In
the idea Of vort<s and wonders. tray
had asked. what shan We DO. hat
We might work the works Of God1s
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