The Master's household numbers more than a hundred persons, not counting
the children of the believers and His own grandchildren. How wonderfully
significant, as an example to the world, is this living service so cheerfully
given by each member of the family! There is such harmony and unity in this
household, where all the machinery of every-day life is carried on without a
break. Every emergency is provided for; unexpected visitors are always
entertained with a composure and sincerity unbelievable unless witnessed day
after day as I saw it. Where in this wide world could a parallel be found, even
approximate to this? No complaint, no friction amidst a variety of temperaments
and of different stations in life. It is a garden of variegated flowers growing
in the utmost 8 loveliness! The contrast to family life in the outside world is
so great that the observer marvels, and the conviction deepens that here is a
miracle of miracles that only love, spiritual love, could make possible.
- Marie
A. Watson (‘My Pilgrimage to the Holy
Land’)
