and allowed it to go on its way of increasing hardness. We can draw from this a tremendous lesson for our own lives, both in the sphere of our actions and our thinking. We must ever take the humble position before God, ever seek to do the will of God, and ever understand that our own will is not the best thing for us if there is in that will any deviation from the perfect will of God. Constantly we must turn to the Word of God to know His will in order that we may be obedient to it. Our prayer must