“I would be true, for there are those who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.
“I would be friend of all–the foe, the friendless;
I would be giving and forget the gift;
I would be humble, for I know my weakness;
I would look up–and laugh–and love–and lift.”
We have no picture of Christ. There are many pictures of him which artists have painted, some of which are wondrously winning. But these are only men’s conception of him whose life is so loving, so pure, so gracious, so true. And after all, it is not his human face whose beauty we are to seek to get into our lives, but the inner, spiritual grace, the disposition, the qualities of mind and heart.
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