DAILY?READINGS: 1 Chronicles 15; Ezekiel 16:1-34; John 5:24-47
I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode on Him. John 1:32
The Spirit of God descended like a dove. A dove is a tender bird and has no gall. It is faithful to its mate, and it was a bird used by the poor for a sacrifice to God. Thus our Lord, empowererd by the Holy Spirit manifested the characteristics of a dove. He was meek and lowly. There was no guile in His mouth, and for our sakes He became poor. He was ever faithul to His Father who sent Him to be the Saviour of the world. —Robert E. Surgenor
O Lord, when we the path retrace,
Which Thou on earth has trod,
To man Thy woundrous love and grace,
Thy faithfulness to God. —James G. Deck