Article December 21, 1940 Issue

Sunday School Notes and Comments

A Sunday school teacher writes: An opportunity to be of assistance to one of the pupils in my class came to me recently. A girl of sixteen arrived in Sunday school troubled and, as she put it, in a vicious frame of mind. She said that no one had been able to live with her peaceably during the week, and she was seemingly unable to extricate herself from the mesmerism of bad temper.

During the lesson she was listless, obviously not interested in what was going on or being talked about. When I reached home I found myself slightly irritated because she had made no effort during class to co-operate; I even wondered why she had come to Sunday school. It was then I saw that she came because she wanted and needed help, even though outwardly her attitude belied the desire.

In the afternoon the thought came to me to write her a letter. I realized that the statements of Truth must be positive and firm, and the letter loving and tactful, in order to awaken her. I wrote what unfolded to me to say, using that part of the Lesson which seemed especially apropos. No sooner had I written it than I wanted to destroy it, but after reading it over the next morning I decided to mail it, satisfied that my motive was good, that divine Love was guiding me, and that therefore the letter could not bring forth anything but good.

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