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Show nv -ui-.r" i x And the angel answered and said unto the women, "Fear not ye: for I know 'that ye seek Jesus which was crucified. "He is not here: for He has risen as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." The incident related above, taken tak-en from the Gospel according to Saint Mathew, transpired nearly two thousand years ago. Neither the passing of time nor the profound pro-found changes that 'the human race has endured, has altered the beauty beau-ty of the lines or the import of their message. The dawning light cf next Sunday Sun-day morning will usher in another Easter Day. For many, the event will bear no special significance. To millions of the earth's teeming population, who do not profess Christianity, April 21 will be no different than any other first day of the week. But to individuals whose espoused espous-ed faith embraces a belief in the Christ, Easter has become a season of renewed hope and1 revitalized devotion. To them Easter is a time of spiritual rebirth. Authentic instances in-stances of miraculous healings and special conversions are attributed to the inward awakening that comes to those who believe in the true mission of the Son of God. Easter comes again to a world tcim by turmoil, conflict and dissension. dis-sension. The forces of evil are arrayed ar-rayed in all 'their sinister might to destroy the faith men have in the sanotiity of the human soul. Even many who claim a belief in the teachings of the- lowly Naz-arene, Naz-arene, are permitting the greed for money and the lust for power to blind them to the ideals of the Christian religion which they profess. pro-fess. Jesus understood this human propensity when He said, "No man can serve two masters; ye cannot can-not serve God and Mammon." The resurrection cf the Christ symbolizes a re-emphasize of the principles that have made His teachings the greatest force for good that humanity has ver known. As we approach this Eastertide, we might well take stock of ourselves our-selves in order to evaluate the attitudes at-titudes that motivate the things that we do. In spite of all we hear; in spite of all we see; an honest hon-est upright life, and a forgiving heart are their own just reward. A testimony of a belief in Jesus Christ lies not in what we say; but in what we do. In oiu- haste and anxiety to make a living we often forget to live. Life is so short, the hours so fleeting, fleet-ing, that we have no justifiable reason for doing anything except the best that lies within our power. Then spake Jesus again to them saying, "I am the light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness; but shall have the light of life." So long 'til Thursday. |