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'"P HE Hebrew name given to this flower signifies whiteness, or purity, 
and appears to have been given to it on account of its dazzling white¬ 
ness. Here again we have an emblem of Him who was the holy, spotless 
Son of God, and who appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration in raiment 
befitting His character, white and glistering as no fuller on earth can 
whiten them. But in the pure white of the lily, we learn also what the 
children of God should be, both in His eyes and before the world through 
which they walk. 
Being called into fellowship with Him, we are made partakers of His 
Divine nature, and are, therefore, to reflect His character. He was the 
Holy One, and He says to us: “Be ye holy, because I am Holy.” 
This purity of character which belongs to the children of God, is 
also taught us in type of the Old Testament. In the branches of the golden 
lamp-stand in the Tabernacle there were inwrought flowers or lilies, thus 
teaching that those who are left to be light-bearers in the world, must have 
the lily character; or, in other words, that those who serve Him must be 
sanctified and suitable for the Master’s use. 
Ho flower so easily wins our love and keeps it 
forever as the Lily of the valley —the sweetest, most 
delicate flower. 
“The Lily of the vale 
Its balmy essence breathes.” 
— Thomson. 
