THE VERY GOD! THINK, ABIB; DOST THOU THINK? SO, THE ALL-GREAT,WERE THE ALL-LOVING TOO—SO, THROUGH THE THUNDER COMES A HUMANVOICE SAYING: “O HEART I MADE, A HEART BEATS HERE! FACE, MY HANDSFASHIONED, SEE IT IN MYSELF! THOU HAST NO POWER NOR MAYST CONCEIVEOF MINE: BUT LOVE I GAVE THEE, WITH MYSELF TO LOVE, & THOU MUSTLOVE ME WHO HAVE DIED FOR THEE!”

“AN EPISTLE”
BY ROBERT BROWNING

OBIL
KEEPER OF CAMELS

BEING THE PARABLE OFTHE MAN WHOM THE DISCIPLESSAW CASTING OUTDEVILS

BY
LUCIA CHASE BELL

PAUL ELDER & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS · SAN FRANCISCO

How did it happen that this unknown man could work that tremendousmiracle? How, when, where, did he get this amazing power? Was hesome mere street necromancer, amiably conjuring with the HolyName? Was this story which the disciples brought to Jesus only abit of incidental roadside news to Him? Was His reply simply agentle beam of that tender love which shines upon all those whomay be, ever so dimly, ever so stumblingly, following His “farflag”? ✠ Often I have asked of this or that one, what he thoughtof this wonder-worker. ✠ Every one has seemed to think of himvaguely, indifferently, as a figure carelessly thrown upon thecanvas “for what he is worth,” or—in most minds—only to revealthe sweet, meek tolerance of Jesus. ✠ No wonder the disciples,who were themselves but just stumbling through the first lessonsof infinite Love, could not understand. ✠ It came to me at last,that the reply of Jesus was really glowing with mighty inward joy,with the rapture of possession, of victory. ✠ The man castingout devils belonged to Him absolutely. No stranger, he, to theChrist. On the contrary, he had an intimate, secret, personal andblessed understanding with the Master. Somewhere, somehow, theWorld-Brother had looked into his soul, seized him, owned him,filled him with His own power, pity and love. He had entered intothe divine joy, the divine Comradeship. ✠ He was working miraclesof love because he must, not because he could.

Copyright, 1910
by Paul Elder and Company

OBIL

KEEPER OF CAMELS

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