JOE, a hospital employee from among the poor lived in a shack. He was uneducated, not having gone to school more than a few months. His appearance was disreputable and he seemed very ungrateful.
But this unlearned employee dedicated himself to read the Bible. In 12 years he read it 160 times and besides he read the New Testament 300 times. He practically read no other book, paper, or magazine.
Such was the change that Joe might have been mistaken from what he was previously. His whole practical life changed. But, it was all due to reading of the Word of God — that which gives intelligence to the simple.
Little by little Joe became exceptionally useful in the laboratory, owing to the careful work he did. Then he worked in the pharmacy, where he became one of the best pharmacists.
The expression on Joe’s face changed completely, and that which had appeared impolite, dull, and unintelligent gave place to calmness, energy and certainty.
Dear reader, how much time do you spend reading the Bible?
ML-09/23/1973