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The Father-God 55
Fatherhood ;
that is, Jesus did not think
of the al-might of God as exerted from
without, the oneness of Creator and Created
is in His view indissoluble. The birds
could not maintain their little life, nor the
lilies their delicate tints, without the Father ;
and words fail Him to tell of the closeness
of the Fatherly interest in each member of
His nearer
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offspring.
'The very hairs of
your head are numbered"
And when words have failed, He takes
The Par-
ble of
up His parable " My Father worketh, ;
and I work. 11 a
The lifework of Jesus
is, He tells us, the Father's work made
visible.
Gentle, healing Hands were laid upon
the suffering ;
sufficient food was provided
for the hungry ; Feet, never weary,
travelled hither and thither on errands of
pity
Arms were open to ; gather in the
little children ; Eyes spoke of love and
understanding where words missed their
object happy human ; fellowship was
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