Hither come the caravans seeking refreshment.

In all the Orient no spot so beautiful as the oasis under the shadow of the rocks.
Long centuries ago, while Isaiah rejoiced under the beneficent ministry of these cliffs, his thoughts went out from dead rocks to living men.
In his vision he saw good men as Great Hearts, to whom crowded close the weak and ignorant, seeking protection.

Sheltered thereby barren lives were nourished into bounty and beauty.

With leaping heart and streaming eyes he cried out; "O, what a desert is life but for the ministry of the higher manhood! To what shall I liken a good man?
A man shall be as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land; a shelter in the time of storm!" Optimists always, we believe God's world is a good world.

Joy is more than sorrow; happiness outweighs misery; the reasons for living are more numerous than the reasons against it.