eld, one seed bearing many seeds, until the time when the
Lord's Kingdom shall fill the earth as the ripe wheat fills the field
in harvest.

One of the stories told that day was about "The Treasure." He told
them of a man who, when digging in a field, found a treasure, a mine of
gold, perhaps, and went and sold all that he had to get money enough to
buy that field. Another one was the story of "The Pearl," which a
pearl-hunter found. It was so large and beautiful that he sold all he
had to be able to buy it. Both these stories were to teach that heaven
in the heart is worth more to us, when once we find it, than all the
treasures or pleasures of this world.

He also told a story of a "Fishing Net," which caught fish of every
kind, but when it was drawn to shore the fishermen gathered the good
fish into baskets, but threw the bad away. This story was something
like that of the "Wheat and the Tares," showing how good and evil are
at last separated.

This was a wonderful day by the blue waters of the Lake of Galilee.
The people went home thinking much about the new Teacher and His
stories of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The great Sower of the Seed had been dropping it into their hearts, and
He alone knew which hearts were "good ground."

CHAPTER XXI.

STILLING THE STORMS.

When Jesus was very tired from teaching the people and healing the sick
He used to cross the lake and go up among the rocks of Gadara, a wild
region where there were few villages. After the last long day of
teaching by the shore Jesus needed rest, but neither at Peter's house,
nor any where on that side of the Lake could He get away from the
crowds that followed Him to hear Him, or to be healed by Him.

In the evening, when the people came back to Him, He took the large
fishing-boat with His disciples, and set out for the other side.
Several beside His disciples wished to go with Him. A scribe wished to
follow Him, but Jesus told him that He had no home, no place to lay his
head, though the foxes had holes and the birds of the air had nests.
Perhaps Jesus saw that the scribe was not ready to leave all and follow
Him. Another wished to go, but thought he ought first to bury his
father, but Jesus said to him,

"Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead." This He said of the
Jews who were spiritually dead.

After they had gone far out upon the Lake a great wind storm rose. It
came sweeping down upon them from the hills, rattling th