WHEN Jesus said to His followers, "My burden is light," He uttered one of the most beautiful truths in connection with His Gospel. He did not say that Christianity laid no requirements upon us, that it was all receiving. He admitted that the Christian would have burdens to bear, but He declared that these burdens are light. Perhaps many of us are thinking now of the experiences of the early Christians, some of whom were present when Christ spoke these words. Perhaps we look back over the history of the persecution and suffering which makes up so much of the story of the early church, or we recall the trials of some nineteenth century Christians, and we wonder whether these things can be accounted light. If so, what burdens are heavy? The answer to this question is suggested by a story told of Dr. MacGregor, who met, in the Scotch city which is his home, a little girl staggering under the weight of a plump baby. "Baby's heavy, isn't he, dear?" said the doctor, smiling down upon the pretty pair. "No, sir," said the little girl, stoutly. "He isn't heavy; he's my brother." To her childish mind, love's burden could not be heavy. And this is the secret of the light burdens which Christ gives us to bear. If the heart is full of love, all burdens are lightened. We must all bear burdens, and he is to be pitied who bears them alone. But if we come close to the heart of Christ, and let His Spirit possess us, we shall find that His Word is true, and that His burdens are light.—Selected.