Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-15

tells us how He lived going about
healing those who We're sick in body,
raising 4 man fN,m the dead and
returning him 10 his mothers arms;
iurgiVing those who had sinned be-
cause they repented and believed in
| Him.
In last weeks lesson we left Him
! surrounded by a multitude and tell
ing them the rules Of the abundant
lie. such as doing to others us they
, would be done by: loving their
enemies and doing good to them, eac.
When He had finished this talk He
! went 10 the town Of Cupernaum at
| the north end of the Sea Of Galilee.
| There some Jewish elders came to
! Him, having been sent by certain
centurion Ga Roman soldier) because
| 4 servant whom he loved was des-
/ perately i'll. and he wanted Jesus to
! make him we'll. The elders told Jesus
that the centurion was 4 worthy
/ man. showing his liking for the Jews
! by building them Il synagogue.
Jesus went with them, but when
they neared the house. they were
! met by friends of the centurion who
! had been sent with Il message 10 the
/ Master The centurion. they said, did
/ not feel he was worthy to receive
: Jesus in his house or to come to
Him. But ne believed that if Jesus
/ would but say the word. his ser
want would be healed. He reminded
Jesus that he. too, was leader able
/ 10 command and be obeyed.
Jesus MarvelS at Faith.
Here was 4 Roman, one who had
never seen Jesus but who had more
! faith than His own people. Jesus
T. marVeled at him and, turning TO His
/ followers. He said: Il say unto you,
I | have not found so great faith. no,
rot in Israel" The friends, return
! ing to the house, found the servant
| healed.
Soon after this Jesus went to the
: town of Main. 25 miles from Caper-
/ naum, and as they nedred the city
gates, funeral procession met them.
! 4 poor widow had lost her only son
! by death, and her friends were with
her. trying to console her. Jesus must
have been filled with pity, and He
said to her, Weep not" He came
nearer and touched the bier on
which the young man was laid and
said, Young man, | say unto thee,
Arise" And the youth who was dead
sat up and begun to speak. and Jesus
gave him to his mother.
The people vino saw the miracle
were almost frightened, but they
glorfied God and said that God had
visited His people. There things were
told all through the countryside ano
ii was whispered about that here
was great prophet.
| John the Baptist was in prison
you remember having rebuked
| Herod for wrong doing, and he, too,
heard of Jesus words and deeds. He
sent Two of his disciples to Jesus to
/ ask if He really was the Messiah, or
look we for another" John was
naturally unhappy and in low spirits
! in his dungeon, and in this condition
he probably began to doubt that the
| Christ he had hailed and baptized
might not be the One all his peo-
pie had been looking for.
These friends of Johns witnessed
numerous miracles, and Jesus sent
them back to John with the answer:
Tell John what things ye have seen
and heard" and blessed is he, Who
Socver shall not be offended in me-
Meaning that His acts and words
should convince John that He was
indeed the Son of God, whose COM
ing John had prophesied.
Tender Toward Sinners.
is told in another scene related in
Jesus tenderness toward sinners
this lovely chapter from St. Luke. A
Pharisee, q man who thought him.
self much above the common Jew,
invited Jesus to his house to dinner.
When they were all eating, reclining
in the Hebrew manner Of the time
on coucheS, leaning on one elbow
with their heads toward the table,
their feet extended outward, a Wo-
! man of the streets came in with an
! alabaster box of ointment in her
hand. She Went'u to Jesus and,
weeping, she caressed His feet,
washing them with her tears, dry
ing them with her long hair, kissing
them, and amounting them with the
precious ointment.
The Pharisee was mortified. He
did not associate with such people.
Jesus, reading his mind, told him a
parable. There was man to whom
two men owed money. He said. One
! owed him a good deal, the other a
smaller sum. Neither could pay, so he
forgave them both. Which, Jesus
asked, would feel most gratitude,
the one who owed a good deal or
! the one that owed little? The one
that owed the most, said Simon. You
ere right, said Jesus, but when | en-
tered your house you gave me no
water for my feet; you did no. give
me the ceremonial kiss of welcome;
YOU did not pour oil on my head as
is the custom to honor guest. But
this woman you call wicked wash
cd my feet with tears OF repentance
dried them with her hair, and pour
ed precious ointment upon them.
! "Whereforc l say unto thee, her
sins. which are many, are forglVen'
for she loved much: but to Whom
little is forgiven, the same loVeth
little" -, ,rL.
And to the woman He said: my
sins are forgiven. Thy talth halh