Companionship of the Bible
A Scotch minister, visiting among the poor, called at a hovel in which dwelt alone an aged Christian woman who was feeble and nearly blind. In her poverty and feebleness he found her very happy. “How do you manage to spend your long days here all alone?” asked the minister. “I am not alone,” she said, “because Jesus is with me, and thinking about Him makes the time pass pleasantly. My neighbors are kind, and when they come in to help me I love to talk to them about Jesus. But there is one hour in the day which is the most pleasant of all to me. Do you see that little window?” she asked, pointing across the room. “For about one hour every day, when it is not cloudy, the sun shines in there. Then I take my large printed Bible and sit down in the sunshine, where I can see well enough to read. And O, sir, that is a blessed hour to me!” Her case illustrates the illumination of the Spirit necessary to make the Bible good company.