Lucilla, can you tell me what is the fruit of the Spirit ?" "Yes, sir; the Bible says 'the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance." "Yes; and 'against such there is no law.' Jesus has kept the law perfectly in their stead, and his righteousness being imputed to them, they are treated as if they had never broken the law--never sinned--but had been always holy and obedient to all the commands of God, as he was." Elsie was looking very thoughtful.

"I think I understand it now, papa," she said.

"Jesus has kept God's law in our stead, and borne the punishment for our breaking it, and gives his goodness to us, so that we are treated just as if we had been really good when we haven't at all, and that is what it means where it says, 'by whose stripes ye were healed.'" "Yes, dear child, that is just it; and oh, how can we help loving him, who died and suffered so much for us! Oh, how we ought to love him!" "I do love him, papa.

I ask him every day to help me to love him more and serve him better.

I ask earnestly for a new heart; for he is the hearer and answerer of prayer.