. For the best things. eace 45V. Sympathy with Weakness 59 VI. Persis the Beloved 73 VII. This Beginning of His Signs 89 VIII. Christ in Our Every Days 105 IX. Doing Impossible Things 119 X. Crosses 133 XI. Power of Christs Friendship 149 XII. Why Not Be Troubled? 163 XIII. The Problem of Temptation 179 XIV. Christs Body and Its Members 195XV. Reserve 209 XVI. A Programme for a Day 223 XVII. Let Us Love One Another 237 XVIII. Praying Without Ceasing 251 XIX. Roots and Roses 267 XX. Show Me the Path 281 for ti^e 15m Cl^insjSj [1] / may not reach the heights I seek,My untried strength may fail m
. For the best things. eace 45V. Sympathy with Weakness 59 VI. Persis the Beloved 73 VII. This Beginning of His Signs 89 VIII. Christ in Our Every Days 105 IX. Doing Impossible Things 119 X. Crosses 133 XI. Power of Christs Friendship 149 XII. Why Not Be Troubled? 163 XIII. The Problem of Temptation 179 XIV. Christs Body and Its Members 195XV. Reserve 209 XVI. A Programme for a Day 223 XVII. Let Us Love One Another 237 XVIII. Praying Without Ceasing 251 XIX. Roots and Roses 267 XX. Show Me the Path 281 for ti^e 15m Cl^insjSj [1] / may not reach the heights I seek,My untried strength may fail me;Or, halfway up the mountain peak, Fierce tempests may assail though that place I never gain,Herein lies lifers comfort for my pain—/ will he worthy of it, I may not triumph in success,Despite my earnest labor,I may Tiot grasp results that bless The efforts of my though that goal I never see,This thought shall always dwell with me-I will be worthy of itJ^ [2] CHAPTER ONE for tl^e I3ej5t Cl^tnfijJ. E should seek only the bestthings In life. If everyonedid, this would be an idealworld. The trouble is,however, that many know-ing the good, yet choosethe evil. What shall we call the drift in humannature that causes it to gravitate so oftenand so easily toward lower rather than riseupward toward higher things.^ We need nottrouble about the philosophy of it, but it isworth while for us to find some way of over-coming the unhappy tendency. There is away. It may not be easy—the easy course isjust to let ourselves drift—^but we know toowell what the end of this will be. We shouldbe brave enough to take ourselves vigorouslyin hand and to get our faces turned towardthe best things. Nothing will drift up-stream; we shall have to use the oars if we[3] want our boat to go that way. But that is theway to the best things. What are the things that are worthiest andbest? We do not need to say condemningwords about the things of this world. It isour Fathers world. It is
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