he stewards of the property
and when we give of it to the needy, we are unjust stewards because we
give what is not ours, and yet we do right."

Some shook their heads over this interpretation; the rich and those
learned in the Scriptures could not understand it. But Jesus said in
prayer: "I praise, O Father, that Thou revealest many things to the
simple that are hidden from the worldly wise. Blessed are those who
are not offended by My teaching!"

Now the disciples always discussed together anything that was not quite
clear. Thomas did not exactly understand what the Master meant by the
word truth, by saying that He was the truth, that we must pray to God
in truth, and that he who is of truth would understand God's word.

What did John, the youngest of them, say? "The children of the world
call it truth if they break a stone with a hammer and find that it is
chalk; they call it truth to know the difference between the fishes in
the sea and the worms on the earth, and to be able to measure the
dimensions of the sky with figures; they call it truth when it is
established that a seed of corn germinates, and a man's body turns into
dust after death. Truly, every one can see those things with his own
eyes. But is man's eye the truth? And did He say: 'You shall _know_
the truth'? No; He said: 'You shall _be_ the truth.'"

To _be_ the truth! To be void of guile and falsehood! To be true and
open in mind and heart!

So they sought to increase their knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven;
hourly and daily did many a one rejoice because he had found what the
wise men of the ages had sought after.

The poor, the despised, and the unhappy came to Him more and more.
That strange desert camp was often filled with the sick, the
over-burdened, and the despairing. Many came from afar full of great
troubles, yet borne up by hope, and then when they saw Him, tall and
earnest, standing there and teaching men in deep sayings, their courage
deserted them; they could not trust Him. They were full of fear. Then
He spread out His hands and exclaimed:

"Come, come unto Me, all that are over-burdened and oppressed; I will
relieve you. I am not come to judge and to punish. I am come to find
what is lost, to heal what is sick, and to revive what is dead. I am
come to the sad to console them, to the fallen to raise them up. I
give Myself for the redemption of many. My power is not of this world.
I am Master in the Kingdom of G