OnecanneverevacuatelifeofmysticismHomeisfullofit，loveisfullofit，religionisfullofitWhystumbleatthatintherelationofmantoChristwhichisnaturalintherelationofmantoman？
IfanyonecannotconceiveorrealizeamysticalrelationwithChrist，perhapsallthatcanbedoneistohelphimtostepontoitbystillplaineranalogiesfromcommonlifeHowdoIknowShakespereorDante？Bycommuningwiththeirwordsandthoughts。
ManymenknowDantebetterthantheirownfathersManymenknowDantebetterthantheirownfathersHeinfluencesthemmoreAsaspiritualpresenceheismoreneartothem，asaspiritualforcemorerealIsthereanyreasonwhyagreaterthanShakspereorDante，whoalsowalkedthisearth，wholeftgreatwordsbehindHim，whohasgreaterworkseverywhereintheworldnow，shouldnotalsoinstruct，inspireandmouldthecharactersofmen？IdonotlimitChrist\'sinfluencetothis:itisthis，anditismoreButChrist，sofarfromresentingordiscouragingthisrelationofFriendship，Himselfproposedit\"Abideinme\"wasalmostHislastwordtotheworldAndHepartlymetthedifficultyofthosewhofeelitsintangiblenessbyaddingthepracticalclause，\"IfyeabideinMe，ANDMYWORDSABIDEINYOU。\"
BeginwithHiswordsWordscanscarcelyeverbelongimpersonal。
ChristhimselfwasaWord，awordmadeFleshMakeHiswordsflesh；