High Calling of Our Sanitarium Workers
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draw them for a season away from those surroundings that lead away
from God, into a purer atmosphere. Out of doors, surrounded by the
beautiful things that God has made, breathing the fresh, health-giving
air, the sick can best be told of the new life in Christ. Here God’s
words can be taught. Here the sunshine of Christ’s righteousness can
shine into hearts darkened by sin. Patiently, sympathetically, lead the
sick to see their need of the Saviour. Tell them that He gives power to
the faint, and that to those who have no might He increases strength.
We need to appreciate more fully the meaning of the words, “I sat
down under His shadow with great delight.”
Song of Solomon 2:3
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These words do not bring to our minds the picture of hasty transit, but
of quiet rest. There are many professing Christians who are anxious
and depressed, many who are so full of busy activity that they cannot
find time to rest quietly in the promises of God, who act as if they
could not afford to have peace and quietness. To all such Christ’s
invitation is, “Come unto Me, ... and I will give you rest.”
Matthew
11:28
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Let us turn from the dusty, heated thoroughfares of life to rest in
the shadow of Christ’s love. Here we gain strength for conflict. Here
we learn how to lessen toil and worry, and how to speak and sing to the
praise of God. Let the weary and the heavy-laden learn from Christ
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the lesson of quiet trust. They must sit under His shadow if they would
be possessors of His peace and rest.
A Treasure House of Experience
Those who engage in sanitarium work should have a treasure house
full of rich experience, because the truth is implanted in the heart, and
as a holy thing is tended and fed by the grace of God. Rooted and
grounded in the truth, they should have a faith that works by love
and purifies the soul. Constantly asking for blessings, they should
keep the windows of the soul closed earthward against the malarious
atmosphere of the world, and opened heavenward to receive the bright
beams of the Sun of Righteousness.
Who is preparing to take hold understandingly of medical mis-
sionary work? By this work the minds of those who come to our
sanitariums for treatment are to be led to Christ and taught to unite
their weakness with His strength. Every worker should be understand-