Like most children, little Biddy was very curious. A short walk from her Auntie’s brought her to the village churchyard, and Biddy peeped through the bars of the churchyard gate. “What a funny garden,”, she murmured to herself. “I’d like to go inside.”
But the gate was hard to open. However, after a few moments, an old man came along with a shovel in his hand, and as he opened the gate Biddy followed him. “Good morning,” she said politely. “Does this funny garden belong to you?”
The old man started, lifted his hat and rubbed his head before he replied, “No, little Missie. I s’pose, now I come to think of it, it is God’s Garden.”
Biddy’s face glowed. “What does God plant here?”
“ ‘Tis folks that are dead that are put in here,” the old man told her.
“Then if the bodies are planted here, they’ll come up some day—like my seeds did.”
The old gravedigger felt uncomfortable at the child’s remarks, and said, “I’m going to be busy now, you run away and play.”
People don’t like to be reminded that when this life is over and their bodies are planted that they will come up some day.
Our picture today was taken at Rockland, Ontario, and the French words above the entrance “PENSEZ Y BIEN” mean “THINK WELL.” How important, dear children, to “Think Well” about being fit for God’s presence. Only those whose sins are washed away in the precious blood of the Lord Jesus (1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)), can live in God’s happy home in heaven.
“PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD.” Amos. 4:12.
ML 04/19/1953