We must preach the coming of the Lord, and preach it somewhat more than we have done, because it is the driving power of the Gospel. Contemplation of Christ Himself may be so carried out as to lead you away from Christ; the recluse meditates on Jesus, but he is as unlike the busy, self-denying Jesus as well can be. God can work by any means. He can never be short of instruments. For his battles he can find weapons on the hearth, weapons in the kneading-trough, weapons in the poor man’s basket. Those