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Christ, the Spotless Son of God. 
“I am the Lily of the valleys.” 
—Canticle of Canticles, ii., 1. 
XT’S Christ, the humble and spotless Son of God, that is, in Holy Scrip- 
ture, called the Lily of the valleys. 
Everyone knows that the chief beauty of the lily is its whiteness. 
Now, who could doubt that this whiteness is to be found in all its fulness 
in our Lord, for He has always possessed a purity and whiteness so far 
raised above angels and men that it is not capable of comparison. Dilectus 
meus candidus —my beloved is of unequaled whiteness (Cant, v.), says 
the sacred spouse in the Canticles, speaking of our Lord. And in the Book 
of Wisdom, Solomon says that He is the Splendor of the Eternal Light, 
the spotless Mirroi' of God’s Majesty and the perfect Image of His Good¬ 
ness. 
The second quality of the lily is that it grows without cultivation or 
artificial means, as may be seen in certain countries. This shows the love 
our Lord bore to simplicity and humility, not wishing to be called by the 
name of garden flowers, which are cultivated with so much care and skill¬ 
ful devices.— 
“Oh, who lilce Thee, so sinless, bright, 
So pure , so made to live in light ? 
Oh, who like Thee, did ever go 
So godlike through a w 7 orld of woe ?” 
— A. C. Coxe. 
Trust in God’s Providence. 
“God’s plans like lilies pure and white unfold, 
We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart, 
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.” 
—May Riley Smith . 
