In the life story of Helen Keller, a picture of the governess
and her famous pupil is shown with the blind girl leaning her
head on her teacher’s shoulder. This is a fair representation
of the way in which life with its deeper and hidden meaning
unfolded itself to the child. She drew so near to her teacher
that her hand could touch eye, ear and lip. Before her teacher
came to her, existence seemed like a dense fog and a great
darkness, while her very soul cried out, Light, light! But when
her education began, the way grew clearer and the truth plain as
the “light of the teacher’s love shone upon her.”
There are men who are spiritually blind. They are shipwrecked
mariners at sea in a dense fog. They are without compass and
have nothing stable from which they can take their bearings. But
when Christ comes into their lives their heart-cry for light is
answered. (Text.)
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