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Christ never murmured,
never uttered discontent, displeasure, or resentment.
He was never disheartened, discouraged, ruffled, or fretted. He was patient, calm, and
self-possessed under the most exciting and trying circumstances. All His works were
performed with a quiet dignity and ease, whatever commotion was around Him. Applause did
not elate Him. He feared not the threats of His enemies. He moved amid the world of
excitement, of violence and crime, as the sun moves above the clouds. Human passions and
commotions and trials were beneath Him. He sailed like the sun above them all. Yet He was
not indifferent to the woes of men. His heart was ever touched with the sufferings and
necessities of His brethren, as though He Himself was the one afflicted. He had a calm
inward joy, a peace which was serene. His will was ever swallowed up in the will of His
Father. Not My will but Thine be done, was heard from His pale and quivering lips.
Christ is our example in patience, in forbearance, in meekness and
lowliness of mind. He was at variance and at war with the whole ungodly world, yet He
did not give way to passion and violence manifested in words and actions, although
receiving shameful abuse in return for good works. He was afflicted, He was rejected
and despitefully treated, yet he retaliated not. He possessed self-control, dignity,
and majesty. He suffered with calmness and for abuse gave only compassion, pity, and
love.
Imitate your Redeemer in these things.
Go bury thy sorrow, the world hath its share; Go bury it deeply, go hide it with care; Go think of it calmly, when curtained by night; Go tell it to Jesus, and all will be right. Go tell it to Jesus, He knoweth thy grief; Go tell it to Jesus, He'll send thee relief; Go gather the sunshine He sheds on the way; He'll lighten thy burden--go, weary one pray. Hearts growing a-weary with heavier woe Now droop 'mid the darkness--go comfort them, go! Go bury thy sorrow, let others be blest; Go give them the sunshine, tell Jesus the rest. --Mary A. Bachelor  |