. Little helpers . ood which came of the hindrances andinterruptions of your plan, and I love to think that thedear Father has sent you this lesson so early in your life, just tomake you trust him hereafter, when you cannot see. You knowwhat the loving Saviour said to his wTeak and doubting disciple:* Thomas, because thou hast seen, thou hast believed. Blessedare they who have not seen, and yet have believed. I do not mean that we are to excuse ourselves, and give upweakly, for every small hindrance, but that, when honest effortfails to overcome the barriers in our path, we are to believe,with
. Little helpers . ood which came of the hindrances andinterruptions of your plan, and I love to think that thedear Father has sent you this lesson so early in your life, just tomake you trust him hereafter, when you cannot see. You knowwhat the loving Saviour said to his wTeak and doubting disciple:* Thomas, because thou hast seen, thou hast believed. Blessedare they who have not seen, and yet have believed. I do not mean that we are to excuse ourselves, and give upweakly, for every small hindrance, but that, when honest effortfails to overcome the barriers in our path, we are to believe,with all our hearts, that it is because the dear Father wishes usto go some other way. That is all, Johnny, darling, the con-clusion of the whole matter, — just to rest on His love. Mamma, said Johnny, holding his mother fast in a long,close hug, I dont think I ever loved Him so much as Ido to-night; and I dont think Ill ever be really worried, or notlong, anyhow, when things seem to go crosswise again. CHAPTER THE WAY OF ESCAPE. T must have been most beautiful, saidTiny, I wonder if it looked at all likethat ? and she pointed to a large, brightstar, which seemed quite alone in the sky,for the sun had only just set, and no otherstar could yet be seen near this one. I think it was much larger, Tiny,said Johnny, who was standing close beside her. You knowif it hadnt been quite different from the other stars, no onewould have thought it was anything in particular, and the wisemen said, quite positively, We have seen His star in the east,and are come to worship Him. So you see, it must have beendifferent. Yes, said Tiny, I didnt think of that. And how gladthey must have been to see it, for they seemed perfectly certainabout what it meant. They didnt ask if He really had come,or if the people at Jerusalem thought He had, but just Where isHe ? And then they found out right away; I dont believethey would, if they hadnt been so certain. • And just think, said Johnny, how splendi
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