The gate beautiful . our answer be? If you delight yourself inthe Lord, then he will give you what you de-sire. This is a thousand times better than Alad-dins lamp. Abide in Christ, let Christswords abide in you, and no desire of yourswill remain unsatisfied. That will be happi-ness. All life will then be a song—fullness ofgood here, eternal blessing in heaven. [44] Called to Be faints [45] Never in a costly palace did I rest on golden bed,Never in a hermits cavern have I eaten idle bread. Born within a lowly stable, where the cattle round mestoodTrained a carpenter in Nazareth, I have toiled
The gate beautiful . our answer be? If you delight yourself inthe Lord, then he will give you what you de-sire. This is a thousand times better than Alad-dins lamp. Abide in Christ, let Christswords abide in you, and no desire of yourswill remain unsatisfied. That will be happi-ness. All life will then be a song—fullness ofgood here, eternal blessing in heaven. [44] Called to Be faints [45] Never in a costly palace did I rest on golden bed,Never in a hermits cavern have I eaten idle bread. Born within a lowly stable, where the cattle round mestoodTrained a carpenter in Nazareth, I have toiled andfound it good. They who tread the path of labor follow where my feethave trod;They who work without complaining do the holy willof God. Where the many toil together, there am I among my own ;Where the tired workman sleepeth, there am I with himalone. I, the peace that passeth knowledge, dwell amid thedaily strife,I, the bread of heaven, am broken in the sacrament of life. [46] CHAPTER FOURTH Calleu to OBe ^aintg. N the Roman CatholicChurch the act of canon-ization is the enrollment ofbeatified persons among thesaints. It cannot take placetill more than fifty yearsafter the persons have died, except in thecase of martyrs, nor until the most searchinginvestigations have been made into their lifeand character. In the New Testament, how-ever, the word saints is used of living believ-ers. The meaning is not that the Christiansof those early days were perfect. They werefaulty, incomplete in life and character, justas Christians are in every age. All who loveand follow Christ are called to be saints. Theform of Christian life changes from time totime. The type that stands in highest honorin these days is the strenuous. Activity is theword. People who do things are the people [47] C^e (0ate Beautiful who count, not only in business and in allsecular lines, but also in religion. It is notthe saint of the closet, the devout man whospends hours at his devotions, in pious med-itations
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