p. 22 | The Value of Common Blessings

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 17, 1910

The Value of Common Blessings

THOSE who enjoy the comforts of home are very likely to lose sight of the real value of the common, every-day blessings given by the Lord. But let them, as do our missionaries, enter some distant land, like China, India, Africa, or the islands of the sea, and these common comforts at once spring into very appreciable prominence. A drink of sparkling, pure water, for example, from some bubbling spring, would cause many a missionary in India to pour forth a tribute of thanksgiving. After visiting the bazaars (markets), and observing how foodstuffs are handled, with what joy would the missionary sit down to your table, spread with fruit and vegetables fresh from the farm and garden. “Little things,” you may think; but they are not so small when it is impossible to get them in the burning heat of the tropics. Let us think what our comrades are giving up to take the truth to these dark lands, and not count it a burden to give of our means to hasten the message to the ends of the earth.