by J R Miller
October 1
Of them He chose twelve, whom also He named apostles. - Luke 6:13
Jesus was a friend to everybody. Yet He chose twelve men whom He took into very close companionship. These men made up His personal family. He received from them the blessings of friendship, which all men need in their busy life.
The chief reason why He chose the twelve, however, was that He might train them, so that when He was gone they could carry on His work. He still went about speaking the words of life to the multitudes, but He gave the most of His time and thought to those He had chosen. They were to be His witnesses, and must see His life and hear His words, in order that they might be capable witnesses.
We should note that Jesus spent the whole night in prayer before choosing his friends. In nothing do we need more to pray than when we are choosing our friends and companions. If there was more prayer for wisdom and guidance in the forming of friendships, there would be less regret and fewer heart-burnings afterwards.
October 2
He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said. - Luke 6:20
Christ came into the world to set up the kingdom of heaven here. The laws of this kingdom are the laws of heaven. The Beatitudes contain the substance of these laws. We should study these ideals of character, and then seek to get them into our own lives.
To be poor in spirit is to be lowly, to forget self and think of others. Posing as humble will not do - humility must be real. Hunger of spirit is dissatisfaction with present attainment and longing for something better. Sorrow brings comfort, and comfort is one of God’s best gifts. It is worthwhile to have sorrow that we may receive the comfort.
The hate of men does not seem desirable, and it is only when it is for the sake of Christ that it brings blessing. Loving enemies is not an easy lesson to learn, but it is the Christ-like way. If we are to be like our Master we must learn to love as He loves.
The important thing in all this teaching is to get the lessons down out of heaven into our common daily life.
October 3
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. - Luke 7:13
When Jesus was here He touched every phase of the world’s need. The Roman soldier found Him able to heal his slave without even going to the house. The widow, following her son to the grave, does not seem even to have known of Jesus before. His meeting with the funeral procession seems to have been accidental.
We know, however, that it was not accidental on the part of the Master. He knew of the woman’s sorrow, though He was far away. His heart went out to her in sympathy because she was a widow, and because he whom she was carrying to the grave was her only son.
Then He directed His path so that He would meet the sorrowful procession before it reached the burying-place. There was no funeral that day, and the procession was changed to one of joy.
So Christ does always. Even when we do not call upon Him for comfort, He meets us with His blessing. Christ has not left the earth - He is still here.
October 4
Her sins, which are many, are forgiven. - Luke 7:47
The love of Christ has power to change the worst sinner into the whitest saint. The woman we see wetting the feet of Jesus with her tears, and anointing them with ointment, was a poor outcast a little while ago.
One writer represents her as going along the street that day in her gay attire, and getting a glimpse of Jesus through the window of the house where He was being entertained by the Pharisee. That look shrivelled her to nothingness; her old self was dead and gone forever.
The same instant a new woman sprang up in her, in place of the old, and a moment later she was at the feet of her Saviour. Her tears told of her penitence. Her ointment, costly and fragrant, told of honor, of love, and gratitude. It represented her best - all she had she gave to Him who had rescued her. It was what was left of the old life, and she gave it to her new Master.
We all need the blessing, which this woman got, and we can get it if we come with penitence to Christ’s feet.
October 5
An inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. - 1 Peter 1:4
The children of God are heirs to a glorious inheritance. It is not an earthly inheritance, but a heavenly. It is not given to them in full possession in this world, but is reserved for them in heaven. They could not receive it here - they have a pilgrimage to make to get to it.
But while the inheritance is securely kept for them in heaven, they have the promise of guardianship on the way. They are kept by the power of God through faith.
All our life in this world is intended to prepare us for receiving our inheritance. If we have troubles, we need not be afraid - we may rejoice in them all. If we have dangers, we need not be dismayed - we have the promise of protection.
Some day we shall see Christ, whom now we love but cannot see. Heaven is sure for all who are faithful in this world. If we do God’s will and do not lose faith, we shall be kept in safety through this world and brought at last home to our inheritance.
October 6
As strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts. - 1 Peter 2:11
The assurance of the heavenly home awaiting us should make us want to live worthily in this world. There are things we should promptly put out of our lives if we are pilgrims on our way to our promised land. We should cleanse our lives of all hypocrisies, all that is not sincere and true.
Envies are not fit feelings for a Christian to cherish on his way to heaven, for he cannot take them through the gate.
"Evil speaking" is also set down among the things that we should put out of our lives. There is a good deal of evil speaking among people who want to pass as followers of Christ. One hears it in almost every circle - criticism of absent ones, uncharitable words about them, sometimes bits of gossip that are not beautiful.
We ought to train ourselves to do here the things we shall continue to do when we get home. It is certain that there will be no evil speaking there. We would better let this kind of speech drop altogether out of our lives, and speak only words of love.
October 7
Likewise, ye wives… Likewise ye husbands. - 1 Peter 3:1,7
The religion of Christ has its definite teachings for everybody.
In this chapter wives and husbands come in for lessons of their own. The Christian wife should want to win her own husband for Christ. In this she can do best, not by perpetual nagging, but by making her own life so attractive, that her husband will be convinced of the reality and the power of the Christ that is in her.
It is right for the wife to dress beautifully, but the adorning that will give her the widest influence as a winner of souls is not that of the body - the braiding of the hair, the wearing of jewels, or the putting on of showy cloths. A woman’s real adornment is not of the body, but of the life and character; as Peter put it, "the incorruptible appeal of a meek and quiet spirit."
There is a word here also for husbands. They are to be gentle, patient, kind, thoughtful, using their strength for the comfort and help of their wives.
In this lesson lies one of the secrets of a happy wedded life.
October 8
Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves. - 1 Peter 4:8
We call John the Apostle of Love, but the other New Testament writers give equal emphasis to the duty of Christian love. The most wonderful chapter ever written in order to extol love is by Paul - the matchless thirteenth of First Corinthians.
Then Peter also exhorts that "above all things," that is, even above prayer, we are to be fervent in our love among ourselves, for love covereth a multitude of sins. That is, love overlooks even a multitude of faults and flecks and sins in others.
This lesson cannot be repeated too often. We do not naturally love people - it is something we have to learn to do. If Paul’s definition is to be regarded as the standard, most of us have a good deal yet to learn about loving before we reach it. Peter also makes the lesson strong, exhorting us to be fervent - that is, warm, tender, affectionate in our loving of each other.
The only way to get such Christian love into our lives is to let Christ’s own love into our hearts.
October 9
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. - 1 Peter 5:5
Perhaps there is special need for this counsel in these days. Nothing is more beautiful than to see young persons attentive and respectful to the old. It may not be easy to take slow steps with an infirm aged person, but the time lost in the journey is well spent.
Max O’Rell somewhere has a word about the attention of a daughter to her father. He speaks of it as one of the most beautiful things one sees, and perhaps as rare as beautiful. Mother’s get a great deal more attention from their children than fathers do. That is well - they deserve it; but fathers, too, hunger for love and for kindness from their children, and it is well worthwhile for a bright girl or a happy boy to give a tired father a measure of care and attention now and then.
Humility is the keynote of this chapter. The young are exhorted to be the subject to the elder.
We are all exhorted to gird ourselves with humility; then we are to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God.
October 10
Add to your faith virtue. - 2 Peter 1:5
Our lesson presents us with a splendid sum in addition. The graces are to be added, one to another.
Faith comes first; but faith cannot stand-alone, so we add to our faith virtue - that is, manliness, with all the noble qualities that apply to manliness.
Next we are to add knowledge - knowledge, of course, of the true kind, wisdom for life, spiritual knowledge, knowledge of God and of God’s will.
Self-control comes next - this is the key of all noble life. No matter how strong we are, or how much we know, if we have not self-control, something is wanting. He that can rule himself is strong, while he that lacks self-mastery, no matter what other gifts he may have, is pitiably weak.
Self-control produces another element - patience, patience in suffering. Another quality to be added to patience is Godliness - Godlikeness.
Then comes brotherly kindness - affectionateness to those among whom we mingle.
Last of all - love, the crowning gift and blessing.
To have these elements of character is to be ready for life.
October 11
Many shall follow their pernicious ways. - 2 Peter 2:2
This chapter is full of painful pictures. Life has its un-soothing side.
Sin is in the world, and wherever there is sin there will be sorrow. But in the midst of this chapter of warnings is one sentence, which brings great comfort to those who are exposed to dangers and sufferings: "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation." No matter amid what enmities and perils, we have to live we need not be afraid.
The wise man says, "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." The Psalms tell us that under the shadow of God’s wings we may take refuge, that the Lord is our keeper, and that He who keepeth us never sleeps.
Some people think they cannot be good in the place they live because of the evil about them, but Christ knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation wherever duty calls them to go.
We may never choose to live amid dangers, but if our duty calls us into such places, we may be sure of protection.
October 12
I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance. - 2 Peter 3:1
It is well that our minds shall be often stirred up and kept in remembrance of things we ought not to forget. Jesus recognized this when He gave the Lord’s Supper.
We cannot conceive how much the Communion has done through the Christian centuries to keep the name of Christ precious in this world of care and sin.
Some one visiting the studio of an artist observed some highly colored stones lying on his table. When asked why he had these stones always before him, the artist said it was to keep his eye up to tone.
For the same reason we need to keep before us always high ideals of life. Otherwise our minds are apt to drift away from the things that are best.
Some one says that the little sentence, "That will do," has done more harm than any other sentence in the English language. Being satisfied with the thing that merely "will do" is fatal to our doing the best.
It is well, therefore, to have our pure minds continually stirred up by way of remembrance, "lest we forget."
October 13
Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. - James 1:2
Not all of us understand the meaning and purpose of temptation. We think of it as an effort of Satan to destroy us.
That is what Satan intends, but that is not God’s intention concerning temptation. Jesus was not only tempted, but He was led, driven, by the Holy Spirit to His temptation.
He could not be our Saviour until He was tempted - that is, tried and proved. So we read here, "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation." The beatitude is not for him who has not been tempted, but for him who has met temptation and has been victorious.
It certainly seems a strange thing to read that we should count it all joy when we fall into manifold temptations. We regret to see our friends come under sore temptation or to have to be tempted ourselves; but we learn here that we may even count it joy to have the experience. Temptation is therefore an opportunity.
Blessings lie beyond it, which cannot reach in any other way but through the experience of temptation.
October 14
The tongue can no man tame. - James 3:8
The tongue is a troublesome member. It is a very important member, however. With it we can do great good.
Our words, if they are true and loving, carry blessings wherever they are heard. But the tongue is hard to control. When we have really got our tongue under control we are almost perfect. One who can govern his speech can govern every other part of his life.
A small bit keeps a spirited horse in check; a little rudder turns a great ship in its course; so the tongue, though so small a member, controls the whole life. The tongue is harder to tame than wild beasts. There has been but one Man who never spoke foolishly, rashly, bitterly. Jesus never did. His words were all clean, sweet, helpful, and inspiring.
We ought to set ourselves the task of mastering our tongues, for then we can do untold good with them. Only Christ can help us to do it.
He mastered everything - demons, diseases, winds, waves, death itself, and He can help us to master the most unruly tongue.
October 15
Be ye also patient. - James 5:8
The lesson of patience is not easy to learn, yet it is important that we should learn it.
Impatience is the secret of many sad failures. Impatience is letting go when only by holding on can we succeed.
A man spent a fortune in drilling for oil. At last he got discouraged and sold his well for a trifle. The new owner started the drill, and in two hours found a great flow of oil. If the first man’s patience had held out those two hours, he would have found success.
Many people miss answers to their prayers by giving up a little too soon. Our lesson teaches us to be patient in waiting for blessing in our work.
The farmer sows his seed and waits for the harvest to come. Months pass, but his confidence in the laws of nature makes him patient, and at last he reaps his reward.
We have the promise of God for blessing upon those who will be faithful. We should never doubt, whatever the delays may be. Only those who are patient can get the blessing.
October 16
He shall be great in the sight of the Lord. - Luke 1:15
George Macdonald says, "To have been thought about by God, born in God’s thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest, most precious thought in all thinking." John the Baptist was thought about before he was born. His life was a plan of God. What he was to do was marked out for him before his birth.
In another Gospel we read of him, "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." We are not to suppose either that there was anything peculiar about John in this regard. His life was no more planned for beforehand than yours or mine. Every one’s life is a plan of God.
We do not come into this life on any haphazard chance of a career. Every one who comes is sent from God. Every one was made for something, some work of His very own, which no other one can do, with a place to fill and a definite task to perform.
The most beautiful and complete life, therefore, is one that realizes God’s purposes for it.
October 17
Hail, thou that art highly favored: …Blessed art thou among women. - Luke 1:28
Motherhood is always sacred. To be the mother of any child is a holy privilege for a woman. But to be the mother of Jesus Christ, the world’s Messiah, was the highest honor ever granted to any woman.
Mary was blessed among women. When a great man is wanted for some place of responsibility, God first chooses a noble woman to be his mother, and puts into her heart and life the gifts that are necessary to fit her for her sacred task. We often hear it said of a good or great man that he had a good mother.
The woman who was chosen from among all women to be the mother of Jesus must have been divinely gifted for her mission. No wonder the angel said to her, "Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee."
Mary’s words when she told that she was to be the mother of the Messiah are very beautiful: "Behold the hand-maid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." She was awed by the announcement, and accepted it humbly.
October 18
That we should be saved from our enemies. - Luke 1:71
The salvation, which Christ came to make for the world, is perfect.
First it delivers us out of the hand of our enemies. We are under condemnation, and it sets us free. We are in death’s prison, and this salvation liberates us.
But deliverance from condemnation and death is not all of Christian hope. We are set free that we may serve our new Master. Jesus says, "Take My yoke upon you." We are made free from other masters by coming under the rule of the Divine Master. We are saved to serve.
Our service, however, is not to be selfish, nor servile, nor compulsory, but glad, joyous, voluntary, under the constraint of love. We are to serve Him by obedience - "in holiness and righteousness." There is no other way of receiving the divine salvation but by the acceptance of Christ’s master-ship, which implies obedience in all holy things and in all holy ways.
No one willingly living a sinful life can claim to have received Christ.
October 19
I bring you good tidings of great joy. - Luke 2:10
It was a wonderful night in which Jesus was born.
The outward conditions were not remarkable. No great display was made. No quieter event took place anywhere in the world, that night, than the birth of the Son of God at Bethlehem.
The only revealing of glory was what the shepherds saw as they kept their watch over their flocks, when an angel came and told them of the wonderful occurrence, and when, a little later, a host of angels came and sang the first Christmas song. The shepherds came quickly into the town to search for the new-born Saviour, but they found nothing but plainness and poverty. In a manger, on a bundle of hay, they found the child, wrapped in swaddling cloths, sleeping its first sleep of peace.
Thus quietly began the kingdom of heaven in this world. It is ever so - the greatest events make the least noise. The kingdom of God always comes quietly.
It begins in us, perhaps, in a gentle wish, which by and by becomes a beautiful life.
October 20
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. - Luke 2:52
The little that is told us of the first thirty years of the life of Jesus is very suggestive. We have only a few glimpses, but they are full of meaning.
The record of the first twelve years is all comprised in one sentence: "The Child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon Him." He grew as other children grow. There was nothing precocious about Him.
At twelve years of age He went to His first Passover.
Then the record of the following eighteen years is told in another single sentence: "Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." We know that He was subject to His parents, thus teaching a great lesson which every child ought to learn.
We know that He was a carpenter. People often wonder that He wrought no miracles in those years; but miracles are not the only revealings of divineness. The divinest thing in life is to live sweetly, patiently, unselfishly, obediently, in plain and holy ways.
October 21
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit. - Luke 4:14
One reason that Jesus was tempted was that He might know by experience what temptation means to His followers.
In one of the galleries of Europe there is a picture of an angel standing near the empty cross, after Jesus had been buried, touching with his fingers the sharp points of the thorns in the crown of thorns.
The artist’s thought is that the angel had looked on the sufferings of Christ with wonder. He could not understand them. The angels never have suffered, and hence there is nothing in the angel nature or experience to interpret suffering. This angel in the picture is pressing his fingers upon the sharp thorn-points, trying to discover what pain is.
It was necessary that Jesus should suffer Himself, that He might understand our sufferings. He was tempted in all points that He might sympathize with us in our temptations.
Nothing means more to us in the great struggles of our lives than to remember that Christ has felt what we are feeling, and sympathizes with us.
October 22
They in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath. - Luke 4:28
Some people are never willing to see the good there is in others, nor to give them the honor to which they are entitled.
This was the trouble with the people of Nazareth. Jesus had grown up among them.
In a village all one’s life is open to everybody. Some boys and young men commit indiscretions in their early years, which are remembered against them when they are older. But there was nothing in the young days of Jesus, which could be recalled to shame him.
He had lived so beautifully, so sweetly, so lovingly, that no one could say anything against Him. By and by He came back to visit His old neighbors. Everybody was talking about Him, and the fame of His life and work had been heard in His old town. But His former neighbors would not see in Him the things others saw in Him. They would not believe that He was the Messiah.
Many people show the same spirit in these days. They refuse to see anything beautiful or good in others.
October 23
The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. - John 1:14
The most wonderful event in the history of the world was the coming of God in human flesh to dwell among men. The "Word" was in the beginning, that is, from eternity. Then in time the Word became flesh and lived among us. That is what took place that quiet night at Bethlehem when Jesus was born.
Wonderful was the life that dwelt for three and thirty years on earth. Jesus Himself interpreted it when He said, "He that hath seen the Father." As we read the beautiful story of the life of Jesus and see His gentleness, His patience, His unselfishness, His abounding kindness, we are looking at God revealed in simple, human ways. In no other way could we ever have learned the character of the invisible God. In the incarnation He came down and lived among us, and now we know how easy it is to get to God, how loving and patient and merciful He is, and how ready He is to help us. The Christ of the Gospels is the God with whom we have to do.
October 24
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. - John 1:37
The Church of Christ had a very small beginning. Two young men went home with Jesus one day and learned that He was the Messiah. One of these two men was Andrew. In the eagerness of his joy he sought his own brother, and told him that he had found the Messiah. Then we have this little note. "He brought him to Jesus." It took only a few moments, but tremendous results followed.
This brother whom he brought was the Peter of the New Testament. We do not know when we bring anyone to Christ what we are doing, what this person may do for the world. Andrew seems not to have been a very great man himself, and not to have done a vast amount of work as an apostle. But if he never did anything but bring his fisherman brother to Christ, that was worth living for. To bring one man to the Saviour and to start him on a career as a Christian is a service of incalculable value. It is the starting of a life on a career of blessing for the world.
October 25
This beginning of miracles did Jesus,… and manifested forth His glory. - John 2:11
It is said that in doing this beginning of His signs, Jesus "manifested" His glory. The glory was there before, the power to the great things, but not till now was it revealed, manifested, put forth. It is said that He "manifested His Glory." Glory means power, brightness. This glory seems here to have been only simple kindness. A host, in the midst of his wedding feast, discovered that the wine had run out. We can imagine his dismay and his embarrassment. How could he explain it to his guests? No man wants to seem mean on the occasion of his wedding. Then Jesus came to His friend’s relief and used His "glory," His divine power, to change the water into wine.
The glory of Christ was shown as truly in the smallest words of comfort, in taking little children in His arms and blessing them, as it was in His raising the widow’s son or Lazarus. So we show just as much love in doing the commonest kindness as if we were to do some great thing.
October 26
The same come to Jesus by night. - John 3:2
Nicodemus has been blamed for coming to Jesus at night, but there is no ground for the blame. It would be the best time for a quiet talk with Jesus. Jesus Himself did not blame Nicodemus for coming by night. Indeed he did well to come at all. A good many men do not think that they need Him in any way. Nicodemus set a splendid example which all prominent men might follow.
It is interesting to note the things that Jesus talked about with His distinguished visitor. One was the new birth. We can be in the kingdom of heaven only by having a great change wrought in us. Heaven must first come down to us, or we never can get into heaven. The way to have this change take place in us is to receive Christ as our Saviour, and then the Spirit will enter into our heart and live there. Nicodemus was himself born again, for at the last, when Jesus was dead, he came with Joseph to honor Him before all the world.
October 27
He must increase, but I must decrease. - John 3:30
Before Jesus came John had great popularity. After Jesus began to preach, the throngs fell off from John and turned to Jesus. John’s disciples were vexed by this. They thought Jesus was not dealing gratefully with John, in drawing the people from him. John’s answer was very noble. ""I am not the Christ,… I am sent before Him." He said further that he was not the bridegroom, but only His friend.
It was not easy for John to see the people leave him and go after Jesus. It is never easy, when one has been first, to take a second place and to keep on working as faithfully and as sweetly as ever. Some persons who have been chairmen of committees, or presidents of societies, and have worked nobly in these positions, are never of any use after that - they cannot take the lower place after being in the higher. John teaches us to be just as sweet, faithful, and earnest, when we are no longer in the prominent place as when filling places of honor.
October 28
If thou knewest the gift of God. - John 4:10
The Samaritan woman did not dream of the power to help and to bless there was in the lowly peasant that sat on the well-curb that day. If she had known, there was nothing she could not have received from His hands. A little later she learned who it was, and did receive much.
We are missing life’s best things continually because we are not aware of the glory that is ever close to us. Mrs. Browning tells us that every common bush is aflame with God, and that while those who see take off their shoes, the rest sit round and eat blackberries. "The days come to us," says Emerson, "in endless file, but to each of us they offer gifts: bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all." But many of us see not these glorious gifts in the common days, and take only a few herbs and apples, missing the rare things we might have chosen. If we only knew how near Christ is to use continually, we would not go on unblessed as we do.
October 29
My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me. - John 4:34
The life finds its true food in doing the will of God. Jesus taught the same truth in His answer when tempted to make the stones into bread. He said, "Man shall not live by bread alone." The disciples had left Him hungry now by the well. They come back and find Him not needing food, and He explained it by saying, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me." He had been feeding a starving soul, and that had fed His own hunger.
The secret of a well-nourished spiritual life is, obedience and service. Sin never satisfies, for it is disobedience. Selfishness never satisfies, for only he who loves lives, and love seeks not its own, but always the other man. If we do the will of God we shall find food for our souls in every obedience and every sacrifice of love. If we would learn the secret of living without weariness, we must learn to do the will of God. This is the hidden manna which nourishes all who eat it.
October 30
Speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. - Titus 2:1
The gospel of Christ has its special word for each person. It does not have the same message for every one. There is something here for old men. They have passed through many experiences, and they ought to have learned wisdom; they should be temperate, grave, sober-minded, with chastened spirit, good judgement, and be patient with all. There is a word here for old women - they should be reverent, charitable, careful in speech, helpful to neighbors and friends. There is a duty for younger women, too - they should be good wives, good mothers, good home-makers, living so worthily that they will be an honor to Christ. Christian young men, also, have a place all their own to fill. They should discard the follies of the world and be thoughtful, sober-minded, full of good works, like their master. There is a Christian duty also for servants and employees, who are to be faithful, even if their masters are not kind, in all things adorning the manner of Christ.
October 31
The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. - Titus 2:11
Christian duty touches all relations of life. It does not have to do only with communions and prayer-meetings. It includes all other actions. It tells us the kind of citizens we ought to be, how we should live with people, that we should not speak evil of any one, that we should not be contentious, but be gentle, showing meekness and patience even toward those who seem not easy to get long with. Once we were not Christians, and did not know the law of love, but lived in malice and envy, hateful and hating others. But now the kindness of god and His love have touched our lives, and we are to put away the things of our old life.
A gardener found a lump of fragrant clay, and when he asked, "Whence thy fragrance?" the answer was, "One laid me on a rose." When the love of God touches our lives we ought to absorb its spirit, its sweetness. Christian duty teaches us to live the life of Christ amid the world’s evil.
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