Mind, Character and Personality, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

how we have wished and worked that we might get
that blossom. No matter how much scum and
debris and filth there is around it, yet that does not
destroy your desire for the lily. We wonder how
the lily can be so beautiful and white where there is
so much filth.
Well, there is a stem that strikes down to the
golden sands beneath and gathers nothing but the
purest substance that feeds the lily until it develops
into the pure and spotless flower, as we see it.
Should not this teach us a lesson? It ought to. It
shows that although there is iniquity all around us
we should not approach it. Do not talk of the
iniquity and wickedness that are in the world but
elevate your minds and talk of your Saviour. When
you see iniquity all around you, it makes you all
the more glad that He is your Saviour and we are
His children.
Then shall we look at the iniquity around us
and dwell upon the dark side? You cannot cure it;
then talk of something that is higher, better, and
more noble. Talk of those things that will leave a
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