I remember once passing down a street of our city in the winter-time (we get it very cold out there sometimes). Someone had thrown a sheaf of grain into a vacant space, and, as I passed by, that sheaf was covered with sparrows. They were having a royal feast. I stood and watched them, and as I drew near to them they began to get uneasy. I took another step forward and they got more nervous still, and one step more, and their wings were up and away they flew. I said to myself, what is the trouble with the sparrows, I meant them no harm? And the answer came, The trouble is not with the sparrows, but with yourself, you are far too big! Then I thought, How could I get down among those sparrows so that they would not be afraid? There was only one answer— Be a sparrow yourself; if I could become a sparrow, I could fly down amongst them, and not one would fly away.
And I thought, Is not that the way in which the blessed Savior-God drew near to men? Coming into the world, He came as a Babe. No one is afraid of a babe. The shepherds, when they heard, said, “Let us now go... and see." And when He grew to manhood, how attractive He was! Publicans and sinners drew near unto Him. And then on the cross, a dying thief cried to Him to be remembered in His kingdom, and he got the word, “To-day shalt thou be with Me in paradise." Who would not trust such a Savior? Will you?
H. G.