DAILY READINGS: Gen. 26; Job 32-33; Matt. 13:44 to 14:12
And He took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when He had taken him in His arms, He said unto them. Mark 9:36
Relationships amongst the Twelve were strained; a spirit of rivalry and disputing was evident. Observe how gently the Lord dealt with it. First, He “took a child” then a little later, He “took a towel” . By means of a well-chosen object lesson and by personal example, He taught powerful lessons about the nature of true greatness, and how to achieve it. May we exhibit the same grace. —George Hall
O Lord, with meekness and with shame,
We meekly would confess,
How little we, who bear Thy name,
Thy mind, Thy ways express. —James G. Deck