those who seek Him. " He stood still and called" the blind tnen. He kindly asked them what it was that they desired. He heard their petition, and did what they requested. He " had compassion on them, and touched their eyes — and immediately their eyes received sight."
We see here an illustration of that old truth, which we can never know too well, the mercifulness of Christ's heart towards the sons of men. The Lord Jesus is not only a mighty Saviour, but merciful, kind, and gracious to a degree that our minds cannot conceive. Well might the apostle Paul say, that " the love of Christ passeth knowledge." (Ephes. iii. 19.) Like him, let us pray that^ we may "know" more of that love. We need it when we first begin our Christian course, poor trembling peni- tents, and babes in grace. We need it afterwards, as we travel along the narrow way, often erring, often stum- bling, and often cast down. We shall need it in the evening of our days, when we go down the valley of the shadow of death. Let us then grasp the love of Christ firmly, and keep it daily before our minds. We shall never know, till we wake up in the next world, how much we are indebted to it.