ANOTHER MAY MORNING. 75 



Did not our Lord, in whom the fulness of wisdom 

 dwelt, point out to His disciples lessons to be learned 

 from the flowers of the field and the birds of the air ? 

 We learn from them perfect obedience to His will and 

 dependence on His care; unselfish devotion, from their 

 care for their offspring; perseverance, forethought and 

 industry, from their efforts in obtaining food for the 

 sustenance of their helpless family; unity of purpose, 

 from the gregarious birds who move in flocks actuated 

 by one will in their flight to distant climes ; order, dis- 

 cipline, and obedience to their leader, as in a well-drilled 

 army on the march. Watch the movements of a flock 

 of wild-fowl on the wing to some far-away breeding 

 ground : there is discipline and prompt obedience, an 

 evident plan and controlling power. We hear not the 

 word of command, we know not the signals given, but 

 we can see there is a ruling power regulating every 

 change in the host, and that there are no rebels in the 

 army. 



