ONCE there was a little girl about six years of age, who not Only knew Jesus as her friend, but was able to look to Him about others. A fine large steamship was on its way to Australia, having on board this little girl and her father and mother.
During the voyage, the vessel was caught in a severe gale, and very many suffered from sea-sickness, —her own dear mother, among the rest. Seeing that they were getting so weak and ill the little one turned to Jesus in her trouble and counted upon Him as her Friend, and asked Him “for Mamma’s sake to make the ship still.”
Her simple prayer, and the prayers of others were answered, for soon there was a calm, and the ship was so still that all were able to rest.
May those of my readers who know the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, learn to know Him more and more perfectly as a Friend in every time of need. And O, may those who know Him not, come to Him now, even as they are reading these lines, and know the joy of having a Saviour who will always love them, and a Friend who will always care for them.
ML 09/21/1924