ss of that pleasure for which we have been longing on earth--the
pleasure of seeing others good, as Christ is good and perfect, as their
Father in Heaven is perfect.

_All Saints-Day Sermons_.

There are many who have in them, by grace of God, the divine thirst for
the higher life; who are discontented with themselves, ashamed of
themselves; who are tormented by longings which they cannot satisfy,
instincts which they cannot analyse, powers which they cannot employ,
duties which they cannot perform, doctrinal confusions which they cannot
unravel; who would welcome any change, even the most tremendous, which
would make them nobler, purer, juster, more loving, more useful, more
clear-hearted and sound-minded; and, when they think of death, say with
the poet--

'Tis life, not death, for which I pant,
'Tis life whereof my nerves are scant,
More life, and fuller, that I want.

To them we can say, for God has said it long ago--Be of good cheer. The
calling and gifts of God are without repentance. If you have the divine
thirst, it will be surely satisfied. If you long to be better men and
women, you will surely be so. Only be true to those higher instincts;
only do not learn to despise and quench that divine thirst; only struggle
on, in spite of mistakes, of failures, even of sins, for every one of
which last your Heavenly Father will chastise you, even while He
forgives; in spite of all disappointment struggle on. Blessed are you
who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for you shall be filled. To
you, and not in vain, "The Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him
that is athirst, Come. And whosoever will, let him drink of the water of
life freely."

_Water of Life_--_Sermons_.

The heart and soul of man wants more than "a religion," as it is written,
"My soul is athirst for God, even the Living God." They want a living
God, who cares for men, forgives men, saves men from their sins; and Him
I have found in the Bible, and nowhere else, save in the facts of life,
which the Bible alone interprets.

_Letters and Memories_.

What was Christ's life? Not one of deep speculation, quiet thoughts, and
bright visions; but a life of fighting against evil; earnest, awful
prayers and struggles within, continual labour of body and mind without;
insult and danger and confusion and violent exertion and bitter sorrow.
This was Christ's life--this is the life of almost every good and great
man I ever heard of