The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-21
A STUDY OF CREATION

There something always fresh and fascinating creative
genius We take delight in seeing the rapid fitting together of
AUTOMOBILE the designing of wonderful cose the building
of splendid edce; the weaving of gorgeous tapestry; the
growth of beautiful flower tiny seed brown dry
hopeless looking bulb But the making Of man the most marvel
thing in Gods universe His almighty word called into being
the starry Spheres the myriad planets the angels and all the
heavenly hosts But when He began the task of making the earth
habitaon for the human form and fashion, to ado
and beauty this terrestrial ball. the surface of which be
haowed by the feet of the Godan he morning stars
together and all the of God shouted for JOY"
similar joy will fill hearts study the gospel of the
Book in them Gods making man, marvel
His glory of creative power The sculptor looks block
ougt stone and not it's sharp edges not it's
not its Irregularities not it's awkwaness not its lack of
try but the graceful polished statue from which His genius
going of it. Even Jesus looked Simon the
of JONAS waearted and brave yet mpuve and undepend
be full of human frates and nities and in him Peter
stone of raock who would become pillar to adon
forever his heavenly temple And what His prophetic
His almighty grace brought to pass God made Peter out of
Simon and He is continually doing similar things working these
miracles of creative power carving angels out of rough blocks of
picking ry handfu of clay and ashonng them into
of wondrous beauty to adorn His spiritual house.
The great SCULPTOR Michael Angelo noted for making
blocks of marble which other less gifted artists had reject
ed This what Jesus does He picks the poor and de-
spsed those for whom has those who have tried
thousands of times to reform whom others have tried
form but have utterly failed His making of men continually
giving illustrations of the spirit he commands to exercse
despang of man. Luke 635. He does not despse the
kicked careesy the side of the where has
been en under foot of the by His tender hands pick
it up inuse life and strength into it, and form it into pipe
for His great Does faith fail and useless
hopeless that bruised reed? Just cast yourself with hope
less abandonment into the hands faithful Creator and
long He will have brought to dwell only the plane
believing but also of continually sounding forth His praises Does
your love and cold until it like smoking ue
useless for giving light and emitting only offensive sufocang
smoke? Bring to Jesus with entire surrender of all and He
that feeble spark flame, until you will be consumed
with love Him and love for souls and He will make burn
ing shining light to umne the darkness of these days.
will be we'll for every Christian to read Peers Great Con-
fession" (Ia 16: 132 Study carefully makes turn
ing point Peters life Jesus asked the disciples, whom men
supposng Him be- and received various Then
He put them the pointed question: "But whom say
Peter acting spokesman answered. Thou art Christ the Son
of the living Cod
study the wonderful life of Peter let yield ourselves
wholly Spirit God that the blessed training Of
Peter may be carried out in our lives.
MARION BOYD PATRICK.