I found this little piece in a book which came to my desk last week. It's in titled "Take it From Me", and was written by a gentleman named W. Randall. It is so worthwhile, I hope Mr. Randall will not mind my repeating it for you.
An artist to paint the most beautiful picture in the world. He asked a clergyman, "What is the most beautiful thing in the world?" "Faith", answered the clergyman. "You can feel it in any church; find it at any altar." The artist searched further and found a young bride. Upon asking her the same question she replied, "Love. Love builds poverty into riches, sweetens tears, makes much of a little. Without it there is no beauty." Going further he made the same inquiry of a soldier who answered - – "Peace is the most beautiful thing in the world. War is the most ugly. Wherever you find peace, you will find beauty". "Faith, love, peace; how can I paint them?" wondered the artist. Entering his home, he found Faith in the eyes of his children, Love in the eyes of his wife. And there in his home was the peace that faith and love built. So he painted "The Most Beautiful Thing in the World." And when he had finished, he called it “home”.
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