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The Hindered Christ

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · May 9, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 19.

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The Hindered Christ

By Alice J. Nichols

ALICE J. NICHOLS
The Lord Christ wanted a tongue one day To speak a message of cheer To a heart that was weary, worn, and sad, And weighed with doubt and fear. He asked me for mine, but 'twas busy quite With my own affairs from morn till night.
The Lord Christ wanted a hand one day To do a loving deed; He wanted two feet on an errand for him To run with gladsome speed. But I had need of my own that day; To his gentle beseeching I answered “Nay!”
So all that day I used my tongue, My hands, and my feet as I chose, I said some hasty, bitter words That hurt one heart, God knows. I busied my hands with worthless play, And my wilful feet went a crooked way.
And the dear Lord Christ—was his work undone For lack of a willing heart? It is through men that he speaks to men. His men must do their part. He may have used another that day, But I wish I had let him have his way. — Missionary Tidings.