the crown of thorns-第22部分

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　desires；　capacities；　affections；　you　walkso　far　as　mere　sight　helps　youamong　graves　and　decay；　with　nothing　more　enduring；　nothing　better；　than　three…score　years　and　ten；　the　clods　of　the　valley；　the　crumbling　bone；　and　the　dissolving　dust！　　Because　God　and　immortality　are　mysterious；　incomprehensible；　reject　them；　and　walk　only　by　sight？　　The　humblest　outpouring　of　human　affection　rebukes　thy　skepticism；　the　most　narrow　degree　of　human　intellect　prophesies　beyond　all　this；　the　darkest　heart；　with　that　spark　of　eternal　life；　the　yearning　that　moves　beneath　all　its　sensualities；　and　speaks　for　better；　for　more　enduring　things；that　rebukes　thee；　and　in　man's　moral　nature；　in　his　heart　and　his　mind；　there　is　that　which　only　can　be　satisfied；　only　can　be　explained　by　God　and　immortality。　　They　alone；　then；　are　rational；　they　alone　have　comprehensive　vision；　who　walk　by　faith；　and　not　by　sight。

Mystery　and　faith；　then；　let　what　we　have　said　concerning　these　be　not　alone　for　the　skeptic；　but　for　the　Christian　who　has　faith　but　cannot　fully　justify　and　confirm　it；　or　who　feels　it　faltering　under　some　heavy　burden；　or　who　is　overwhelmed　by　the　magnitude　of　the　truths　to　which　it　attaches；　or　who　wishes；　with　a　kind　of　half…doubt；　that　these　things　might　be　seen　and　felt。　They　are　great；　they　are　incomprehensibly　great；　but　are　they　therefore　untrue？　　Does　not　your　heart　of　hearts　tell　you　they　are　true？　　Does　not　that　Revelation　of　Christ　steal　into　your　soul　and　feed　it；　satisfy　it；　as　nothing　else　can；　with　a　warm；　benignant　power；　that　makes　you　know　its　truth？

Mysteries　are　all　about　us；　but　faith　sees　light　beyond　and　around　them　all。　　Have　you　recently　laid　down　the　dead　in　their　place　of　rest？　　Cold　and　crushing；　then；　is　that　feeling　of　vacancy；　that　dreary　sense　of　loss；　that　rushes　upon　you；　as　you　look　through　the　desolate　chambers　without；through　the　desolate　chambers　of　the　heart　within。　　But　will　not　He　who　calls　out　from　the　very　dust　where　yon　sleepers　lie　the　flowers　of　summer；　and　who；　in　the　snows　that　enwrap　their　bed；　cherishes　the　germs　of　the　glorious　springtime；　will　not　He　who　works　out　this　beautiful　mystery　in　nature　bring　life　back　from　the　tomb；　and　light　out　of　darkness？　　It　is　truly　a　great　mystery；　but　everything　within　us　responds　to　it　as　reasonable；　and　though　it　demands　our　faith；　who；　who；　in　this　limited　and　changing　world；　can　walk　by　sight　alone？







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