“HE KNOWETH, THE WAY THAT I TAKE.”
By Mrs. A. W. Heald.
MRS. A. W. HEALD.
(Windham, N. H.) IN every hour of trial, temptation, or discouragement, there is truest comfort in the knowledge that our Saviour understands. He has been tempted as we are; He knows the infirmities and the weaknesses of sinful flesh. “Like as a Father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.” Ps. 103:13, 14. Is the child, in its eagerness to help father or mother, carrying a load too great for its little strength? How quickly does the loving parent grasp the burden with his strong arm, and carry it all the way, allowing the little one to retain a hold, and to think he is helping. How much more, then, does our Lord hasten to help us bear the burdens of life! He knows every trial and every grief; for has He not trodden the thorny way before us? To every weary, heavy-laden soul the Saviour says: “Come unto me, . . . and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me.” The yoke is generally regarded as a mark of bondage, yet it is a device to lighten the burden by sharing it with another. We all have burdens; to every one comes the merciful invitation to accept the yoke of the loving Saviour in meekness and lowliness of heart. He will then, as a pitying father, carry the load for us. He will bear the heavy end of the yoke, and leave to us only that which is suited to our feeble frame. “And ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”