The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-09-25
S er m o nellie
MENDING BROKEN THINGS

Wnat boy has not found his
way to the town dump to hunt
for something that others have
thrown away and which he might
take home and find useful or at
least interesting. Although mo-
theirs do not think so, boys find
town dump most interesting
place. And sometimes an older
person has picked up what some
one else has thrown away, taken
it home, and worked on it to
make a useful item of furniture
or an Improvement in the home.
Sometimes a person can take
what has been thrown on the
dump or scrap heap and make
good, useful beautiful thing.
| wonder if that wasn't what
Jesus did in His ministry on
earth, and still does today? You
know, he didn't come to save
those who were already useful,
good and beautiful in their heart
and character, but He came ito
seek and to save that which was
lost" For, He said, 'They that be
whole need not a physician, but
they that are sick" Those who
are broken, rejected, unhappy,
fearful and who were under the
dictatorship of sin He came to
and befriended. These found Him
to be true friend. And that is
the reason He found Himself in
trouble with the authorities: He
ate with publicans and sinners,
the people who had been thrown
on the dump of human life by the
good people of His day. But Jesus
interested Himself in repairing
the damaged soul, mending the
tattered personality, beautifying
the stained and ugly character.
The good people, even the re-
ligious leaders, threw these dam
aged people aside. They passed
by on the other side. Jesus pick
ed them up. They crucified Jesus
because He dared to call Himself
the Son of God and to forgive
sins: that is, to repair the break
in damaged lives. But even while
He was dying on cross He pick
ed up the broken person whom
the best" people had thrown
aside. He removed the ugliness
of sin for the condemned man
dying beside Him and inspired
him to see light of hope through
eternal fellowship with Himself.
And so He had to pray for those
who were too good to be friends
to sinners and would cruelty
their Saviour: Father, forgive
them for they know not what
they do" He couldn't let these
selfish and blind people go!
What are we going to do with
those who have been thrown a
side? Millions have been robbed
of their homes by the bombs of
destruction. Millions cannot sit
down at a table and find enough
to satisfy the necessity of their
physical life. Many boys and girls
are left to "grow up" without the
love and affection which makes
for healthy personality. Thous-
ands carry burdens of fears, guilt,
Illustration and all kinds of sin.
Too many of these are passed by.
Are we going to go along with
Jesus to help Him pick them up,
repair their broken spirits, beau
tify their stained and ugly char
acter and mend their twisted per-
sonality so that they might be-
come useful citizens of this world
and the Eternal World? Many
have dissipated their life by
riotous living. Why not go along
with your friends and neighbors
in the Church to help introduce
these to Christ the Saviour who
can answer their need and do for
them what no one, not even they
themselves, can do. Will we help
to feed the physically and spirit
ually hungry people?
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