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lu'ctnr’s ilrttcr “I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath.” There is a lot of talk going on these days, some of it good and some not so good. People are talking in their homes and communi- ties, in schools and colleges. There is talk in our newspapers, in magazines, and over the air. Congressmen have much to say. There are debates in the United Nations Assembly and in various world conferences. Preachers talk from their pulpits—and I suspect even headmasters have been known to get in a word or two as well! I shall not say much to the graduating class except this one thing. I hope you will increasingly have something worth- while to say as you move ahead in your lives, for the world needs good talk, based on accurate information, and illumined by insight and understanding. Perhaps the best way to gain such wisdom is to follow the example of the Psalmist quoted above, who, when he opened his mouth to speak, first drew in his breath .... I wonder why? Was it because he wanted to think before speaking? It may have been so. In any event, it would be well if a lot more people would open their mouths, take a deep breath—and say nothing more, until they had something really worth while to expound. On the other hand the Psalmist may have taken a deep breath in order to speak boldly about something he really believed in, and with true knowledge and wisdom. I suspect that this was the case because he goes on to say that his one joy is to know the commandments of the Lord: “I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath; for my delight was in thy commandments.” It is interesting to examine this great psalm carefully. It has 176 verses in all. In nearly every verse there is some refer- ence to the commandments of God. It literally bubbles over with the recognition of the sovereignty of the Almighty, using the word commandment or some synonym again and again. Here are the more im- portant ones and the number of times they are used: Commandments: 43 times Statutes: 42 times Word: 36 times Law: 28 times Testimonies: 23 times Judgments: 18 times. Every verse but three has such a word in it. This shows clearly the utter devotion of the Psalmist to God’s righteous will, as revealed in the Ten Commandments and the Laws given to Moses. Is it any wonder that he had something to think about which led him to draw in his breath before he started talking with such conviction? He knew that this world is law-abiding. Everybody knows that this is a law-
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IRectur's Cetter . . . rcmtimieb abiding universe—at least in the material realm where the laws have been so clearly set forth by science. We are not quite so sure about its being law-abiding in the moral sense. It looks very simple to use the material things of this world for our own selfish purposes, without any regard for the moral law. We see people apparently getting away with it for a long time, and they do, but not forever. In the end, the moral law catches up with them. That is the lesson which stares us in the face throughout the Bible. Again and again we read of the judgments of the Almighty — Adam and Eve. Noah and the Flood. David and Bath- sheba, the fall of Samaria, the Babylonian Captivity, not to mention the judgments of our Lord Himself. My hope is that you who are graduating will take with you not only much informa- tion and the many skills which you have learned here, but also that you will lay hold firmly on the deeper truths of God as expressed in the moral law. When you are tempted to speak, take a deep breath and stop until such time as you really have glimpsed the will of the Almighty. Then I hope you will start talking with convic- tion and will work hard to make your talk come true. My best wishes for happy and useful lives in these challenging times. Sincerely, your friend, MEREDITH B. WOOD
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