WATCHING | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 27, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 21.

WATCHING.

A LITTLE four-year-old in my congregation inquired of her widowed mother one moon-light night:—

“Mama, is the moon God’s light?”

The light had just been put out, and the timid little girl, as well as her mother, was afraid of the dark; but presently she saw the bright moon out of her window, and it suggested the question:—

“Is the moon God’s light?”

“Yes, Ethel,” the mother replied; “the moon and stars are all God’s lights.” Then came the next question from the little girl:—

“Will God blow out his light and go to sleep, too?”

“No, my child,” replied the mother, “his lights are always burning.”

Then the timid little girl gave utterance to a sentiment that thrilled the mother’s heart, and led her to a more complete trust in her God:—

“Well, mama, while God’s awake, I am not afraid.”—Selected.