DAILY?READINGS: 2 Kings 25; Ezekiel 1; 2 Timothy 2
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Mary Ann Bird was born with a cleft palate and hare lip and received much abuse at school. Her teacher, Mrs. Leonard gave her class a yearly hearing test. The pupils would stand at a distance and the teacher would whisper sentences like, “The sky is blue. Do you have new shoes?” When Mary Ann took the test, her teacher whispered, “I wish you were my little girl.” All of us were born with sinful hearts, but there is One who whispers in our ears, “I want you in my family. Look at Calvary and you will be convinced.” —Milton Haack
When every ray of light had fled, O glorious day!
Raising my soul from out the dead, love found a way.
—A. Christiansen