Sunday stories : $b Stories from the Old and New TestamentsShaw, Catharine
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Sunday stories : $b Stories from the Old and New Testaments
Shaw, Catharine
Bible stories, English -- Juvenile literature
There is "Jacob's Well," where Jesus promised the Living Water to the
woman of Samaria; and there is this well at Nazareth, which is called
"Mary's Well" now, because people feel sure that Mary, the dear mother
of Jesus, must have drawn water at it when she lived at Nazareth.
It is nice to think that the feet of Jesus as a little child walked
along those roads; that His eyes rested on those very hills that
surround Nazareth; that He picked some of the countless flowers that
grow all over the fields and make a carpet of beautiful colours such as
we never see here.
This was the home of Jesus all the time He was a child; and here He
lived every day, and watched Joseph at his work in his carpenter's
shop. It was here that He lived an obedient, dutiful life, and grew
in favour with God and with men. It was here He pleased His Heavenly
Father in all things.
It is a nice thought, children, that whatever age you are, He was just
that age too; so that He knows what children's feelings are, and all
their little trials or joys or temptations.
He lives in heaven now, it is true, but He is ready to help you if you
look up to Him.
I do not mean looking up with your eyes, but with your heart and your
thoughts.
Just a little word or two spoken in Your heart will bring help from
Jesus!
A little prayer of three words has made many a person happy when he was
miserable before.
"Lord help me!" or "Lord save me!" will bring Jesus near in a moment;
and He does help and save!
VIII. At Bethany
There seems to have been one home especially where the Lord Jesus loved
to visit.
We hear a great deal about the people who lived in this home, perhaps
more about them than any other of the friends of Jesus.
Their names were Lazarus, Martha and Mary.
One day the Lord Jesus was going about healing the sick, and teaching
people about His Heavenly Father, and in His journey He came to the
village of Bethany, where Martha and Mary and Lazarus lived.
Martha was a very industrious, energetic woman, and when she saw Jesus
and His disciples coming, I dare say she ran out to meet them, and
invited them into her house to have something to eat.
She bustled about and spread the table; she told her servants what to
bring to set before the large company who had suddenly come to her; and
with joyful willingness she hurried to put before them whatever she
could think of to make them welcome.
Suddenly her eyes fell upon her only sister, Mary. She was not bustling
about and getting the dinner ready; she was sitting near Jesus, eagerly
listening to His words, and satisfied to be in His presence.
Poor Martha! She loved to hurry about and make Jesus welcome, but to
have her sister sit idle and enjoy to hear Him talk, was more than she
could bear.
So she got quite cross and vexed. She felt that it was too hard; and
she ran to Jesus and asked Him how it was He did not care that Mary had
left her all the work to do alone, and begged Him to bid Mary come and
help her.
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