The true conception

The true conception of Christ's character

"Your God has anointed You with the oil of joy above Your fellows!" Psalm 45:7

Amid all His sorrows, under all the deep shadows which hung over His life — Christ carried a heart of joy. Exteriorly, His life was hard and full of grief — but the hardness did not crush His spirit.

His heart was like one of those fresh-water springs that burst up in the sea — ever sweet under all the salty bitterness. Not one cynical word ever fell from His lips.

He did not frown upon the children's plays, upon the marriage festivities, or upon the sweet pleasures of home. A gracious joyfulness plays over nearly every chapter of His blessed life.

The true conception of Christ's character is of a deeply serious man, earnest, thoughtful, living an intense life — but never somber, gloomy, or cynical.

The deep earnestness of His character, was struck through with a quiet joy, and a calm, steady light of a holy peace.

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