If a company of people go upon a pleasure trip thru a new country, no one of the company can hope to see all the interesting things along the way; but if all keep a careful watch for such scenes that will please and interest the others, and call attention to them, all may hope to enjoy them. At the end all will be well-informed concerning the entire journey.
Christians are on a journey that is new to all. Not one has gone this way before, and not one knows what points of interest and instruction may appear at any turn of the way; but if every one is wide-awake to see, and ready to tell, the heavenward journey can not prove other than interesting and pleasant. The One who leads the way has been over the road, He knows what lies before; but all are expected to see for themselves and do for themselves as far as possible, that they may grow more and more proficient as Christian travelers and Christian guides.
Everywhere it is the Christian's duty—indeed, it should be his supreme pleasure—to tell of the good things the Lord has given him, the blessings he enjoys, the encouragement he derives from the many tokens of the end of the journey. One of the best places in the world in which to tell our fellow travelers of these pleasant scenes along the way is the prayer-meeting. Make that meeting a place of good experiences, not a place of complaining and airing of private sorrows, and then all will be edified and built up. Try it, fellow pilgrim.