The Master's household numbers more than a hundred persons,
not counting the children of the believers and His own grandchildren. How
wonderfully significant, as an example to the world, is this living service so
cheerfully given by each member of the family! There is such harmony and unity
in this household, where all the machinery of every-day life is carried on
without a break. Every emergency is provided for; unexpected visitors are
always entertained with a composure and sincerity unbelievable unless witnessed
day after day as I saw it. Where in this wide world could a parallel be found,
even approximate to this? No complaint, no friction amidst a variety of
temperaments and of different stations in life. It is a garden of variegated
flowers growing in the utmost loveliness! The contrast to family life in the
outside world is so great that the observer marvels, and the conviction deepens
that here is a miracle of miracles that only love, spiritual love, could make
possible.
- Marie A. Watson (‘My Pilgrimage to the Holy Land’)
