The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

child and sends a chill through its
heart. Evil kisses a golden deed
and blsekens a soul. Evil makes a
stencil OF pleasant aroma.
Judas WAS selfish. selfishness
can use nice owrds: Give to the
poor" But did Judas care for the
poor? What do the opportunists
of today care for the poor? They
talk about the collective poor +"
They talk about a nameless guam
tity called the poor" but what
do they care for the individual
poor?
Self Conferred Man
Judas was self-centefed. Self
centeredness will not allow others
liberty In self-ezpression. Self
centeredness wants everyone else
to serve Christ In its own wav
and no other. Self-centerednes
raises an objection to what IT
doesn't lik =. Self-centeredness
protests what 1t doesn't under
stand
But true love Ia different. True
love doesn't count the cost, II gives
lavishly. Love doesn't weigh and
measure its gifts. Love isn't afraid
to express individuality. Love
isn't afraid to be different. Love
Ia like the Mississippi river in
flood. 1t fills its bed and over
flows. running far and wide. Love
changes the homely into the beau
tiful. Love multiplies pennies into
dollars. Love is guided by instinct.
not by logic. Love gives by in
spiration, not by calculation.
Nov abideth faith. hope and love.
but the greatest of these Is love"
Our Lord heard the protest
Of the Twelve. when Jesus
understood II. He said unto
them, Why trouble We the
woman: for she hath wrought
= good work upon Me" Matt.
26:l0). The woman was happy
In the act. perhaps this WAS
the happiest hour of her life.
And Christ understood.
He also perceived that the whis-
pered complaints of the disciples
troubled her. So He rebuked them.
and commended her. He said.
she hath wrought a good work
upon Me" Our Lord called her
act good" excellent" "besuti-
flu." What the disciples called
waste" Christ called an "excel-
lent work" Only the holy soul
can understand the holy act. Only
the loving heart understands the
love act. Only the good soul I'M
derstsnds the good deed.
It's Lords Command
Sacrifice for Christ will be
called by an unbelieving world:
waste of time, waste OF money.
waste of strength. waste OF talent.
But II the Lord commands. what
care we about the opinions of
men,
Christ came to live among men
for 33 years. His time on earth
was brief. 80 He said. For We
have the poor always with you.
but Me ye have not always" Matt.
281D. Our Lord Himself was
poor. Our Lord Himself cared for
the poor more than anyone else
but love of Christ and service TO
Him is OF more value than giving
to the poor. Men put social Sc
curity first-God puts eternal Sc
curity first. The unitarian cries:
Feed the stomach"
Christ says. Fill the heart and
feed the stomach" The unitarian
cries; "Clothe the body" Christ
SAYS, "Clothe the soul and clothe
the body" The utilitarian cries
Social service first; Christ saws.
What shall it profit man II he
gain the whole world and lose his
own soul :" Matt. 6:3sl. But
seek We first the kingdom OF God.
and His righteousness: and all
these things shall be added unto
you"
This woman UNDERWOOD our
Lords reference to His COM
Ing death and acted accord
inEly. He recognized that and
said. For In that she hath
poured this ointment on NV
body. she did II for Ny burial"
Matt. se:ie).
The disciples were SO immersed
in thoughts Of political king
dom that they protested Christ's
death. and failed TO understand
His prediction concerning the cross
and resurrection; but the woman
understood. She got in closer to
Christ than the Twelve. They
were ambitious. Jealous of one an
other, and 50 couldn't understand.
Given An Insight
Our Lord said. She anointed
My body for Nv burial" He gives
10 acts the deepest meaning. The
resurrection of Lazarus and the
instruction Of Christ. gave her in
sight into what would take place.
She WAS the only disciple who un-
derstood that He would rise from
the dead on the third day: and
believing that emoslminr would
be needless. she poured ointment
on His living body to testify a.