Identifier: childslifeofchriholm (find matches)
Title: A child's life of Christ : in words of one syllable
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Holmes, Prescott
Subjects: Jesus Christ
Publisher: Philadelphia : H. Altemus
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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fly at these words. Hedoes not care to see or touch the wounds of hisLords flesh, for he sees through that torn fleshthe God with us of whom Isa-i-ah sung, andcries My Lord, and my God! Je-sus next meets his friends as he had toldthem he would, in a mount in Gal-i-lee. Hisband seem not to have yet seen what Je-susmeant to have them do. They do not break up,and yet some of them seem to have gone backto their old trades. Pe-ter, at least, as he standsonce more on the shore of the Lake of Gal-i-leefeels his old de-sires come back, and cries out Ishall go and fish! Four or five of Je-susfriends who chance to be with him at the time,say, We will go with thee. So they sail outon the lake and toil all night, but catch no fish. At dawn Je-sus stood on the shore, but theyknew him not. Nor do they know him when heasks if they have caught no fish. When theytell him that they have not, he bids them casttheir net on the right side of the ship and theyshail find fish. Still they know not that it is
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164 A CHILDS LIFE OF CHRIST. Je-sus, but as they throw the net where he badethem, it fills with fish at once, so that they cannot draw the net back on board the boat! ThenJohn said to Pe-ter, It is the Lord ! Pe-ter cares no more for the fish when hehears that glad word. He caught up his coatwhich he had laid off in his toil, and sprang intothe sea, and made for the shore as fast as hecould. The rest of the crew come on in theboat, and drag the net with them. When theyreach the shore they find a fire of coals, and fishlaid on it, and bread. Je-sus bids them bringsome of the fish from the net, and they find itfull. Then Je-sus said to them, Come anddine, and they drew near, but dare not speak tohim. Je-sus now acts as their host. He took breadand gave to them, and fish as well. When the meal is done, Je-sus turns to Pe-terand speaks words which must have been likebalm to his sore heart. Pe-ters grief is still freshfor the wrong he had done his Lord, when hesaid three times that he knew

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