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'"God my Maker,

"God my Maker,

Who gives songs of rejoicing in the night" Job 35:10

An old legend relates that long ago some monks had found the crown of thorns which the Savior wore on the day He was crucified. During Passion Week it was laid on the altar in the chapel, and the people looked upon the sacred crown with great reverence, awed as they saw the cruel thorns bearing still their stains of blood.

Very early on Easter morning one of the monks entered the chapel to remove the dreadful relic which would be so out of harmony with the glad thoughts of the day. When he had opened the door he found the whole place filled with wondrous perfume. He could not understand it. As he went up to the altar, the early sunlight, coming in through the eastern window, showed him the crown still resting there — but it had become a crown of roses , every rose pouring out its marvelous fragrance.

The beautiful legend is a parable of what Christ does with earth's sorrows for all who love and trust him. The life of Christian faith is not freed from pain — but out of the pain comes rich blessing. The crown of thorns must be worn by the Master's friends who follow him faithfully — but the thorns burst into sweet flowers as the light of Heaven's morning touches them.

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