The book of Stork’s
writings starts out with a short sketch written by his brother.
In a letter written by Charles Stork after a year teaching at
Gettysburg, he says this:
“I am glad my first
year’s work is nearly over. It ends June 25th. It has been
quite hard for me making lectures on new subjects. I have been
kept too close in my study. But the summer vacation will mend
that; and next year I shall not be pressed so hard. I hope I
am doing good here; but I find in doing work for the Lord, as
in all the Christian life, we must walk by faith, not by
sight. We cannot see always that we are really accomplishing
anything. The only way I find is to live day by day, being
sure the Lord has given us a certain work to do, and then
doing it, even though we cannot see the fruit. I preached
yesterday on Mary’s words at the feast at Cana, ‘Whatsoever he
saith unto you, do it.’ How simple and beautiful that rule is;
to take our work from his lips, our particular work whatever
it is and then faithfully and loyally to do it just because he
says it.”
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| By Norma A. Boeckler |
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GJ - The Roman Catholic priest and the Pietist guru say the same thing, "Have you done enough? They change the focus from the efficacy of the Word to the righteousness of works.
