The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-02
Rev. LoueiZZe Hayward
Author of Sermonette

today than last year at this
time? Have you really grown
spiritually in prayer, commun-
ion with God and good works
for HIM? Do you know more of
His holy Word and does it influ-
ence your thoughts, deed and
words in a greater degree than
last year this time Does the
man on the street read in your
face the calm peace, and stead
fast hope and trust in an all
wise powerful God who loves
and cares for you? Let a man
examine himself in the quiet
ness of his own soul before the
throne of God and then let him
receive new strength and new
courage to 60 forth and live vic
toriously in a world of sorrow
and darkness.
The world needs strong men
and women who have caught a
glimpse of God, the loving Faith
er and who have allowed him to
shine through their souls. In or
der to fight the power of dark
ness we must have the shine of
Christ in our souls. Oscar Wilde
in his prison book called the de
Profundis," said II must say to
myself that l have ruined my
self. and that nobody great or
small can be ruined except by
his own hand" God created us
to be victorious creatures ruling
the universe, but because he
gave us power of choice, man.
kind insists on running itself. In
this present conquest we must
have strength from God to sup
ply the necessary courage, te-
nacity and fortitude. Only as we
submit our wills to His, can we
tap that boundless supply of en-
ergy which is found only in Him.
Christians in every part of the
conquered nations are looking to
us for help, for food. both spirit
ual and material. We cannot, we
must not fail them! We can do
all things through Christ which
strengthens us. Therefore, we
can supply the needs of a bleed
ing, broken world even though
it means that we too are broken
and bleeding. Nevertheless God
will bind our wounds and heal
our broken hearts and the quiet
peace and benediction of his
words, "Well done, my good and
faithful servant" will be our re-
ward.
Let us remember no man liv-
eth unto himself, no man dieth
unto himself. Hidden deep in the
heart of every human soul is q
desire to love and be loved. May
God help us to motivate that de-
sire until love shall conquer
hate and peace shall reign again
on our earth.
Many years ago the Christ
child came to this world of sin
to reveal to us God of love and
way of life which extols the
simple virtue of human kind
ness. sympathy and understand
ing. Because his life was SO pure
and holy and because he loved
all peoples, those in authority
plotted his death. In spite of his
power, and might as the son Of
God, Christ allowed the powers
of darkness to nail him to a
tree, where he died in agony, in
order that you and I, believing
in Him and accepting his sacri-
fical death might be freed for
ever from the same powers OF
darkness. Today those powers
are on the march again. They
are striving to blot out the son
of God and his teachings. We
as true followers of Christ must
enter the conquest wholeheart-
eddy, shouting II can do all
things through Christ WI G
strengthenth me-" Victory shall
be ours through the power OF
God our Father and Christ our
Saviour. A victorious New Year
to you.