chosen
the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." There was no need
for an elaborate meal; but few things or one would have sufficed; yet one
thing was needful, and that Mary had chosen, for while the Master does
appreciate all that we undertake for him, he knows that our first need is
to sit at his feet and learn his will; then in our tasks we shall be calm
and peaceful and kindly, and at last our service may attain the
perfectness of that of Mary when in a later scene she poured upon the feet
of Jesus the ointment, the perfume of which still fills the world.

6. Jesus' Teaching Concerning Prayer. Ch. 11:1-13

1 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that
when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us
to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said
unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive
us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is
indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me
three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey,
and I have nothing to set before him; 7 and he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my
children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? 8 I say
unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his
friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him
as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be
given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11
And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and
he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a
serpent? 12 Or _if_ he shall ask an egg, will he give him a
scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how much more shall _your_ heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

When the disciples came to the Master with the request, "Lord, teach us to
pray," they had already, for some time, been with Christ in the schoo