From an article in The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania

It is not untrue to say that what we need in these days is a rediscovery of the Bible. With but a moderate knowledge of modern history, we surely know that many significant movements for the betterment of mankind have arisen from a rediscovery of the Bible.

A revival of interest in the things that really matter has often been secured when men and nations have given sincere attention to the Book we believe to contain the highest and finest laws for human living.

The man of Nazareth knew his Bible. He used it and quoted from it, not with a slavish unthinking mind, but with a fresh and realistic grasp of the truth it contains

When the rediscovery is made and the Book is read, we may confidently believe that a new day is near for religion and for the nation itself. Let us be able to say, "I have found the Book."

From The Window Cleaner in the Portsmouth Evening News Hampshire, England

I was walking down the main street of a big city [one] day when I came to a church. It was not a pretty picture situated as it was in a congested industrial district; the exterior looked very dull and drab. The stonework was covered with grime and the east window... was a sorry sight... On the spur of the moment I decided to go inside and see if the picture there was any more cheerful than the outside.

What a transformation! For one thing, the clerestory windows fortunately had been kept clean, and bright sunshine penetrated even the darkest corner. For another thing, the east window looked entirely different from the inside. It was a representation of the ascension by a well-known artist... I sat and gazed at this window in awe and admiration. It seemed impossible that the dirty and dull window I had seen from the outside was the same as this masterpiece of religious art I saw from within, for one view was just as drab as the other was colorful.

As I rose up to leave the church I saw a parson approaching me from the west end. He greeted me with the words: "I'm glad you have responded to the invitation in the porch!"

Then I remembered that in the porch I had seen a framed notice which read: "This is a noisy and restless world. Come inside and rest awhile. Be still, and know that God is God. 'They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.' " ...[The parson] said, "Too many people see our church only from the outside... You have to come inside God's house, you have to appreciate its worship and fellowship and purpose, you have to take part in its services to discover its real value. Nobody can see the value and beauty of God's house from the outside. Only its active and worshiping members know its true worth."... Far too often we only see one side of the picture... We only look for the dull externals instead of examining the hidden beauties within... So it is with religion and life. The parable of the east window is one which no one can afford to overlook. "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you." Look for the best in life and you will find it. Take time and thought and trouble to see the teaching of Christ [Jesus] as he revealed it in his life and words, and you will not fail to be attracted to him and to see him in all his beauty.

Roy L. Smith in an article in the Christian Advocate Chicago, Illinois

In spite of the fact that we have been exhorted to take all our troubles to God in prayer, it still remains true that there are some things we cannot ask God to do for us.

The young prodigal in the far country had to arise and go to his father. There was no one there to lift him up, or give him a ride back to the old home. No small part of the warmth of the father's welcome derived from the fact that the boy had come home on his own feet and by his own effort. The testimony of his soiled clothing, his bruised feet, and his very evident fatigue was very convincing to the aged father. He knew what a price the youngster had paid in order to get home

It is so very much easier to ask for a miracle than it is to work for one; it is simpler to pray than it is to struggle.

It was to the prodigal who had staggered home that the father's welcome was given. No small part of the merrymaking was due to the fact that the boy had assumed his own responsibility for getting home to his father.

Raymond R. Kreps in a guest editorial in the Sheridan Press, Wyoming

Life... is in the living of each moment and hour of the day at hand

It was Robert Louis Stevenson who said: "Anyone can carry his burden, however haul, until bedtime. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that really counts."

The only possible way one can prepare for the future is to concentrate on doing today's work well. The Lord's Prayer teaches us to ask only for today's bread. Today's bread is the only kind of bread we can possibly eat.