A religion that is almost wholly negative will avail little in developing a
Christian character or in correcting the ills of the world. It is not enough to point out the foibles
and failures of those about us. What permanent good is accomplished by carping at those who do
the right thing in the wrong way, if we do nothing in any way? A dead man should not be too
critical of a living one, even though the latter is sick. Most of us suffer from a lack of genuine
love. God loved us and did something; Jesus loved us and did something; if we do nothing it is
almost certainly a symptom of love deficiency. The members of the church in these days have
serious heart trouble. They need to visit daily with the Great Physician, and take his prescription
of love, by which faith is said to work! Love is the gravity which holds us to Christ! But it is also
the propulsion which puts us into orbit!
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