As we look at the picture before us we see much that is of interest. One is attracted by the various expressions on the different faces; another by the kite, high in the air; and still another by the stooped position of the man in the road. Perhaps others notice the flowers in the window, the bird-cage on the wall, and the church and trees in the distance.
When you are flying your kites and see them high in the heavens above, perhaps so very high and far away that they look like a black speck in the sky rather than a large, well-shaped kite, how many of you think of the home up there beyond the clouds and the moon and the stars?
The woman in the picture seems to be telling the children about this happy place, as she points upward, and they are all listening very quietly and thoughtfully.
Little reader, who came down from that happy home in heaven? “Jesus,” you say. And why did He come? Again you answer, “To die on the cross.” For whom did He die? Did He die for you?
Yes, for you and for me and for everyone has who had his sins washed away in the Saviour’s precious blood.
And soon He is coming to take us to be with Him. Are you ready to go? For He is coming soon.
ML 12/06/1903