:32-34_.

"And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people
knew him, and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry
about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he
was."--_Mark 6:54-56_.

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[Illustration]
NAZARETH

From an old photograph in the possession of the Springfield Public
Library, and used by kind permission.

This is a picture of the village of Nazareth, where Jesus lived when
he was a boy. When he climbed the hills about the town he had a most
beautiful view of the mountains and valleys of Palestine. Looking
westward, the waters of the Mediterranean were spread out before
him, and he could see the white sails of the passing ships.
[End illustration]

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TALKING WITH OUR FATHER

Because God is our Father we want to talk with him.

We want to tell him about many things.

We want to tell him how happy we are.

If we have been naughty, we want to tell him how sorry we are.

Sometimes we want to tell him how much we love him.

Why do we do this?

When people give us gifts, it is polite to say, "thank you."

God gives us gifts, and we should say "thank you," to him.

When we love people we want to talk with them.

If we love God we will want to talk with him.

When we have been naughty to anyone, we are sorry,
and we want to say "please forgive me."

When we have been naughty, we ought also to ask God to forgive us.

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It makes God sorry when we are naughty.

Would it be right to get up in the morning, and play all day when your
father was at home, without saying one word to him?

Would it make your father glad or sorry?

Is it right, then, to take gifts from your Father in heaven all day
long, and not say a word to him?

Does it make him glad or sorry?

Talking with our Father in heaven, we call praying.

It is telling him all the things we want to tell a loving father.

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[Illustration]
JESUS HEALING THE SICK
By Heinrich Hofmann

Jesus was rightly called the "Great Physician." In the picture are
shown some of the sufferers whom Jesus delighted to help--the poor
little child, white and still in its mother's arms, the lame, and
the blind.
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GOD IS OUR FATHER

We call God our Father.

The prayer which Jesus taught us to pray, begins, "Our Father."

Why do we call God our Father?

Because God does for us what a good father does for his