Cannot we receive here the divine gift of sacred love, most holy, most real, sent down as truly to us, as if we were standing in the lonely fields with the shepherds or wandering by the starry light with the Wise Men?Artaban
That need could only bring Artaban, the fourth Wise Man, to the presence of the King.Henry van Dyke
This was the faith of Artaban.Henry van Dyke
It is the secret that shall bless all the centuries and the world, and make it the kingdom of God.Artaban
Who of all the Wise Men had waited more faithfully or watched more intently through the darkness of life and the perplexities of the world for the dawn of the kingdom of hope and righteousness and love?Henry van Dyke
No sacrifice was too great for him to make, on whom the inestimable honor of Divine Messenger had fallen, and who had been preferred before all the princes of the kingdoms, to do His will.Henry van Dyke
And now I have found the new life, and now I am reconciled to my God and have received his pardon and his peace.Artaban
In as much as thou hast done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, thou hast done it unto me.Henry van Dyke
This was the price which he paid for the precious gift of Love which only Sacrifice can buy.Henry van Dyke
They are the gifts of the Most High God, who loves His children.Artaban