By
his mighty works Christ Jesus revealed the kingdom of heaven on earth, and his ministry exemplified his prayer, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
How
often has the cry gone up from sinful humanity, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me"! Miserable after material indulgence, despondent after a sinful bout, ashamed after giving way to a gust of willful passion, the repentant ones have turned to God entreating Him to take away their sins and to give them again that consciousness of purity which alone can bring them peace.
In
so far as its citizens respect it, each nation's flag has a unifying influence and forecasts the universal adoption of the banner of Christianity, pointing to the everlasting unity, peace, and freedom of all God's creation.
