. For the best things. love, though we stay together but thebriefest while. A baby comes and looks intothe young mothers eyes, and in an hour isgone. Was that brief stay in vain ? No; themother always has a baby after that. Thelove for that sweet life will never die in herheart. She will always have on her soul theimpression made by that short stay. Then inthe eternal years she will have the beautifullife as her own, in love, fellowship, and joy. [175] Cl^e l^roblem of Cemptatton [177] // life is always a warfare Between the right and the wrong, And good is fighting with evilFor ages and ceons
. For the best things. love, though we stay together but thebriefest while. A baby comes and looks intothe young mothers eyes, and in an hour isgone. Was that brief stay in vain ? No; themother always has a baby after that. Thelove for that sweet life will never die in herheart. She will always have on her soul theimpression made by that short stay. Then inthe eternal years she will have the beautifullife as her own, in love, fellowship, and joy. [175] Cl^e l^roblem of Cemptatton [177] // life is always a warfare Between the right and the wrong, And good is fighting with evilFor ages and ceons long,— ^^ Fighting with eager cohorts, With banners pierced and torn,Shining with sudden splendor,Wet with the dew of morn,— ^If all the forces of heavenAnd all the forces of sinAre met in the infinite struggle,The souls of the world to win,— // God^s is the awful battle Where the darkling legions ride-Hasten to sword and to saddle!Lord, let me fight on thy sideJ [178] CHAPTER THIRTEEN Ci^e problem of Cemptatton. HE petition in our LordsPrayer regarding tempta-tion perplexes some goodpeople. It reads in theRevised Version, Bringus not into Grod then ever bring us into tempta-tion? Does he want us to be tempted? Wethink of temptation as incitement or persua-sion to sin. We know that God never temptsus in this way. Let no man say when he istempted, I am tempted of God. But theword temptation means also trial, we have this in St. James, Blessed is theman that endureth temptation; for when hehath been approved, he shall receive thecrown of life. In the same epistle we havealso this: Count it all joy, my brethren,when ye fall into manifold temptations;knowing that the proving of your faith[ 179 ] fov ti^e ism Ci^ing^ worketh patience. The reference here is totrials, disciplines, sufferings, rather than toincitements to sin. We are to be glad whenwe have such experiences, because in them weshall grow strong. It is a real misfortunenever to have anyth
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