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Show ' ' . . ',. . 1 1 " I Modern Dilemma Indicates Repetition of Per "NO ROOM AT THE INN" "That was the Master's experience exper-ience throughout His ministry . , no room for his teachings in the minds of men or for His quality of spirit in their lives, no room in the synagogue for His reforming reform-ing zeal or in the nation for Ilia prophetic message." Inhospitalit) was the difficulty which confronted con-fronted Him as He worked with the hearts of men He longed to change . 'Today we lead such overcrowded over-crowded lives that the loveliest I things which would enrich us all are commonly excluded. Great books are not read, great music is not heard, beauties in nature are not enjoyed; we are too busy. We mis3 enriching friendships and possibilities of happiness in our family life. So, too, we crowd out Christ and everything he stands for." (Are! we too saying, so to speak, that we have no room for new ideas, concepts, methods, etc?). "One cannot understand and a-right a-right the whole world's trouble unless one sees it in terms of ln-hospitality. ln-hospitality. What if mankind did not so habitually repeat the scene of Bethlehem! What if, when saviors come in any reaiav we did not meet them with.ih obdurate refusal of a welcome) the dangerous years ahead, wtast& most of all I fear is that when new ideas come, new social Otis' looks to which the future of mankind man-kind belongs, because our mindbt lare filled with old Ideas, old pwe-Ijudices, pwe-Ijudices, old menial habit, we will cry, 'No room;' .-.. "A mind and splilC that canr; recognize and welcome the highest high-est when it comes are amansx I the supreme gifts of man. Next I to being creatively great oneself j is the capacity to recognize greal-; greal-; ness when one sees it, and m-room." m-room." , . V...' . . Among a man's jbest. memories?, when life is closing, .Will be hi times of receptivity, appreciation, and hospitality. These are values val-ues which mean most, reads hightest, last longest and; In the B end make life rememberaWe. , (Condensed from article by llaiTjr Emerson Fosdick). |