April 22

A ROUGH SPELLING-LESSON

Mark 9:30-42

Selfishness is the smoother way of spelling Satan. That sounds a bit rough; but it’s true. The inner core of Satan is preferring himself to yes, even to God; wanting every­thing for himself. Selfishness may be cul­tured and scholarly and polished (it’s surpris­ing how a coarse thing takes a high polish). Or, it may be coarse and brazen and open. But scratch it; and you always find under­neath the hooked Satan fingers reaching and holding.